上高中那会儿 我和她又不是一个班的
“We weren't in the same class back in high school.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why do you keep mentioning her? Are you two close?”
上高中那会儿 我和她 又不是 一个班的
“We weren't in the same class back in high school.”
“Stop overthinking it, we were never that close to begin with.”
In Chinese high schools, students spend all day in a fixed homeroom class ('banji'); being in different classes genuinely creates social separation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
back then; at that time
Extremely common in northern and general colloquial Mandarin when reminiscing or referring to a past period.
it is not as if; it is not like
Used to introduce an obvious counter-argument or justification to refute someone's accusation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I remember you were kind in high school.”
“He's in high school, but his grades aren't great. So I keep an eye on his studies.”
“You never mentioned that in high school.”
“I only felt that once back in school.”
“I almost didn't get into high school because of him.”
“Yes. My high school classmate. She's a public figure now. Your high school classmate?”