我和她好了七年 之前还订过婚
“that we were together for seven years and even got engaged?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我和她 好了七年 之前还 订过婚
“that we were together for seven years and even got engaged?”
过去的已经过去了
“The past is the past.”
“We have an extensive, deep history that you will never be able to completely erase.”
In Chinese culture, reaching the stage of engagement and dating for seven years carries near-marital legitimacy and deep emotional weight, often perceived as an intimidating history for newcomers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dated / was in a romantic relationship with
Colloquial northern Chinese expression for being in a steady romantic relationship.
was engaged before
Used to denote an official, formal pre-marital commitment in one's past.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's been 7 years since we last met, which was at your graduation.”
“to hear those words.”
“But I've known him for only 7 years.”
“she and I are the closest.”
“I'm an old acquaintance of her.”
“It's always been her.”