跟爹娘断绝了往来
“and cut off contact with my parents.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
已经写了血书
“I have written a blood letter”
跟爹娘断 绝了 往来
“and cut off contact with my parents.”
但您猜他怎么说
“But guess what he said?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese culture, breaking ties with parents is an ultimate taboo and a drastic sign of rebellion against filial piety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
severed ties; cut off all contact
A strong formal or literary chunk used to describe completely breaking off a relationship.
Marks the completion of the action of breaking ties.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“my parents had already been separated for a long time,”
“has been to cut ties with the family,”
“Both parents dead since childhood,”
“who support Feng Shengli in breaking ties with his father.”
“He might even publicly disown me.”