老秦 这都是过去的事
“Qin, that's in the past.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老秦 这都 是 过去的事
“Qin, that's in the past.”
怎么又提了
“Why bring it up again?”
“Drop it already, dredging up old history is not helping anyone.”
Invoking the past as irrelevant is a common strategy to protect someone's social image (mianzi) and defuse awkward tension in group interactions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
water under the bridge; things in the past
Commonly used to dismiss old grievances, mistakes, or awkward memories to prevent further discussion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Qin! Let me see.”
“Qin, be careful! What are you doing? Trying to toss the drugs?”
“-Qin! -Qin Ao! -You did it on purpose, didn’t you? -Qin Ao!”
“Alright, Qin. Let's talk about it when we get back.”
“Our Qin family has always treated youwell.”
“since I joined the provincial troupe, I haven't had a single day of peace.”