根本就没有要谈婚论嫁
“were never talking about marriage.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说你跟贝律师吧
“You and Lawyer Bei”
根本就没有 要 谈婚论嫁
“were never talking about marriage.”
“He didn't divorce his wife because you forced him to.”
“You two were never that serious, so stop taking the blame for his broken marriage.”
In Chinese society, being perceived as the cause of a divorce carries heavy moral censure; clarifying lack of marriage intent helps dispel 'home-wrecker' accusations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
talk about marriage / reach the stage of discussing marriage
A set idiomatic four-character expression commonly used when talking about dating reaching the serious commitment stage.
not at all / never ever had
Use this to emphasize a strong, absolute negation or clarification of facts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Isn't it too early to talk about marriage?”
“I've never been in love.”
“are not looking for love.”
“Now he's already talking about marriage.”
“He didn't mention anything about a proposal.”
“you'd never have married him.”