本想着跟你一刀两断
“I intended to make a clean break with you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实那日
“Actually, that day,”
本 想着 跟你 一刀两断
“I intended to make a clean break with you.”
“But hearing you talk about our time in Lin'an”
“I was ready to walk away completely, but you still mean too much to me.”
Rather than directly apologizing, speakers in Chinese relational culture often explain their change of heart by recalling shared history and emotional turning points.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
make a clean break / sever all ties
An idiom used when completely ending a relationship, partnership, or illicit habit with no room for ambiguity.
had originally thought/planned to
Used to introduce an initial intention that was subsequently altered by new circumstances.