那都是小的时候的事了
“That was in my childhood.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
何必这么见外
“No need to be so formal.”
那都是 小的时候 的事了
“That was in my childhood.”
我只记得
“I only remember”
“We were only close as kids; we aren't close now.”
Chinese culture frequently leverages childhood ties (zhuma/tongnian) to build quick intimacy; dismissing those memories is an active boundary-setting tactic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that was all back when...; that is ancient history
A natural spoken frame used to dismiss past events as outdated or no longer applicable to the present.
in childhood; when one was young
Everyday colloquial phrase used to refer back to one's youth or upbringing.
Emphasizes the change of situation and how far in the past the events are.