Episode #110
🎙️1️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ Better This Way? Not Necessarily — A Small Change That Worked
Sometimes we think one choice is better, but the result turns out differently. In today’s episode, a simple plan changes — and three very natural Chinese expressions appear: 不如 (it’d be better to) 不见得 (not necessarily) 反而 (on the contrary) 昨天晚上我本来打算在家工作。Zuótiān wǎnshàng wǒ běnlái dǎsuàn zài jiā gōngzuò.Yesterday evening, I originally planned to work at home. 我想：Wǒ xiǎng:I thought to myself: “在家太安静了， 不如 去咖啡店工作吧。”“Zài jiā tài ānjìng le, bùrú qù kāfēi diàn gōngzuò ba.”“It’s too quiet at home — it’d be better to work at a café.” 结果到了咖啡店，Jiéguǒ dào le kāfēi diàn,But when I got to the café, 人很多，也有点儿吵。rén hěn duō, yě yǒudiǎnr chǎo.there were a lot of people, and it was a bit noisy. 我心里想：Wǒ xīnli xiǎng:I thought to myself: “这样工作效率 不见得 会更高。”“Zhèyàng gōngzuò xiàolǜ bújiànde huì gèng gāo.”“Working like this is not necessarily more efficient.” 可是奇怪的是，Kěshì qíguài de shì,But strangely, 我 反而 比在家更专心。wǒ fǎn’ér bǐ zài jiā gèng zhuānxīn.I was on the contrary more focused than at home. 最后我很快就把工作做完了。Zuìhòu wǒ hěn kuài jiù bǎ gōngzuò zuò wán le.In the end, I finished my work quickly. 有时候，Yǒu shíhou,Sometimes, 事情真的 不见得 跟你想的一样。shìqing zhēn de bújiànde gēn nǐ xiǎng de yíyàng.things are not necessarily the way you expect.
