我刚刚承诺过了 既往不咎
“I just promised to let bygones be bygones.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
放了我 放了我呀
“Let me go! Let me go!”
我刚刚承诺过了 既往不咎
“I just promised to let bygones be bygones.”
你们抓夫的事
“I can overlook”
“Calm down and tell me what I want; as long as you cooperate, I won't punish you.”
In Chinese conflict resolution, declaring 'let bygones be bygones' demonstrates the authority's leniency and encourages confession or cooperation without fear of retaliation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to let bygones be bygones; to forgive past misdeeds
A common idiom (chengyu) used in formal or serious spoken contexts to offer amnesty or declare that past mistakes will not be punished.
to have promised / made a commitment
Used to firmly remind someone of a verbal guarantee already given.
Marks the completion of the act of promising, establishing the commitment as a settled fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You really did keep your promise.”
“You really did keep your promise.”
“You swore to us solemnly”
“I shall keep the vow I made long ago”
“you promised the delivery of the product”
“I warned you before, and I'm telling you again now.”