你也不是第一次离婚了
“It's not your first divorce.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我没什么意思
“Nothing.”
你 也不是 第一次离婚 了
“It's not your first divorce.”
这段时间
“Recently,”
“Stop acting like this is the end of the world—you already know how this goes.”
In close interpersonal relationships, Chinese speakers may use bluntly pragmatic statements rather than delicate sympathy to pull someone out of self-pity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not the first time either
Used to minimize someone's drama or highlight that a situation is already familiar to them.
Marks a completed status and reinforces the established reality of the situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“since your divorce, correct?”
“It's like your first breakup or your first divorce.”
“I haven't even divorced yet. So I'm not qualified either.”
“It's not my first marriage. It wasn't this complicated before.”
“Divorce isn't a simple matter.”
“Also, shouldn't the divorce be related to marital breakdown?”