她已经和你们划清了界限
“she had cut ties with you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那个时候
“Back then,”
她已经和你们划清了界限
“she had cut ties with you.”
但还是偷偷地
“But she still”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Originally a political term about ideological separation, it is now widely used in daily speech to describe firmly cutting ties to protect oneself or avoid association.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to draw a clear boundary, to sever ties
Commonly used to describe cutting ideological, social, or personal connections with someone.
Marks completion and a finalized change of state regarding the relationship.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I already cut ties with them.”
“she has cut ties with you.”
“whether she had completely cut ties with you.”