他们二人不过是早年有婚约 已经过去了
“They merely had an engagement years ago. It's all in the past.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
叶璃 你简直欺人太甚 王妃 你消消气
“Ye Li, you've gone too far this time. Your Highness, please calm down.”
他们二人 不过是 早年有婚约 已经过去了
“They merely had an engagement years ago. It's all in the past.”
“How is that in the past? They're still meeting in private.”
“You are overreacting over ancient history; it means nothing now.”
In traditional Chinese culture, childhood engagements carried heavy social weight, making past relationships hard to completely dismiss without lingering suspicion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
merely; nothing more than
Used to minimize or trivialize the importance or severity of an issue.
that is already in the past; water under the bridge
Used to urge someone to let go of old grievances or past events.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“they have long had a secret affair.”
“When I met him, he was already married. He never hid it.”
“What makes you think that engagement is worth keeping in my heart?”
“Weren't the two of them actually very close before?”
“Now tell me about that engagement.”
“We promised each other”