这 这都已经过了很多年了
“T-This was many years ago.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Let's chat about the car accident from that year.”
这 这都 已经过了 很多年了
“T-This was many years ago.”
“Why are you asking about it? I know. It's been many years.”
“Why are you bringing this up again? Leave the past alone and let it go.”
Invoking the long passage of time is a common communicative strategy in Chinese culture to avoid reopening painful wounds or getting entangled in old liabilities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it has already been many years since then
Used to emphasize the passage of time, often to justify why something should no longer be discussed or pursued.
Indicates a completed state of time elapsed and emphasizes finality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's been so long already.”
“It was all so long ago.”
“has been in other hands for years.”
“What about this? What is this? It's been banned by the state for ages.”
“(This? It's been ages.)”
“Have a seat. This incident happened quite a while ago.”
“But after all these years,”