Question

I heard that he was raised in a town near the beach so I thought he must be good at swimming, but it seems that he can’t even float. N1 kare wa umibe no machi de sodatta to kiite ita node, sazokashi oyogi ga umai darou to omoikiya, mizu ni uku koto mo dekinai rashii.

Accepted Answer

彼は海辺の町で育ったと聞いていたので、さぞかし泳ぎがうまいだろうと思いきや、水に浮くこともできないらしい。 I thought…; or so we thought と思いきや

English	I heard that he was raised in a town near the beach so I thought he must be good at swimming, but it seems that he can’t even float.
Japanese	彼は海辺の町で育ったと聞いていたので、さぞかし泳ぎがうまいだろうと思いきや、水に浮くこともできないらしい。
Level	N1
Meaning	I thought…; or so we thought
Romanized	kare wa umibe no machi de sodatta to kiite ita node, sazokashi oyogi ga umai darou to omoikiya, mizu ni uku koto mo dekinai rashii.
Vocab	と思いきや

I Thought Heard Raised Town Beach Good Swimming