因为我从来 就没相信过他们
“Because I've never believed in them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我从未背叛过任何人
“I've never betrayed anyone.”
因为我从来 就没 相信 过他们
“Because I've never believed in them.”
哪怕一刻也没有
“Not even for one single moment.”
“You cannot betray someone you never aligned with or trusted.”
In Chinese moral codes, betrayal (背叛) is a severe transgression, so redefining the relationship as having 'lacked initial trust' serves to nullify the moral charge of treason.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never once / not at all from the very beginning
Used to emphatically deny an action, state, or feeling across the entire span of the past.
ever trusted / believed in
Pairing '相信' with the experiential aspect marker '过' to refer to past trust.