是你要跟我们断绝关系的
“You were the one who cut ties.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是不是母女
“Still mother and daughter?”
是你要跟我们 断绝关系 的
“You were the one who cut ties.”
“Don't act like the victim—you're the one who walked away from this family first.”
In a culture grounded in Confucian filial piety, severing family relationships is an extreme social taboo, usually invoked only in moments of profound emotional trauma or irreconcilable conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to sever ties; to cut off all relations
A heavy, severe collocation used almost exclusively during drastic family or friendship fallouts.
it is you who wanted to...
An emphatic construction used to shift accountability or highlight someone's personal choice.
Forms part of the 'shi...de' cleft construction to emphasize that the other party is the one responsible.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Do you think we'll lose contact again in the future?”
“we cut all ties with Huo.”
“You will use these to contact Doolittle.”
“We lost contact thereafter.”
“She can cut off contact with you. She can even see you as a stranger.”
“to make a clean break with you.”
“to settle things with you once and for all.”