Beijing Dialect

 

It never occurred to me…

没料到

(méi liào dào)

 

A: To tell the truth, it never occurred to me that you are an athlete.

说实话,我没料到你是个运动员。

(shuō shíhuà, wǒ méi liào dào nǐ shì ɡè yùndònɡyuán.)

 

B: Most people who meet me, including some friends of mine, don’t think so either.

很多见过我的人,包括我的一些朋友,也不觉得我像运动员。

(hěnduō jiànɡuò wǒ de rén, bāokuò wǒde yìxiē pénɡyǒu, yě bù juéde wǒ xiànɡ yùndònɡyuán.)

 

A: Really? May I have the honor to watch you train?

是吗？我可以有这个荣幸去看你训练吗？

(shìma? wǒ kěyǐ yǒu zhèɡe rónɡxìnɡ qù kàn nǐ xùnliàn ma?)