我跟孟副市长 已经断绝关系了 算不上什么好亲戚
“I've severed ties with Mr. Meng. He's not my family.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那个笨蛋
“Trust me.”
我跟孟副市长 已经 断绝关系 了 算不上什么 好亲 戚
“I've severed ties with Mr. Meng. He's not my family.”
以后也不用走动了
“We don't contact each other.”
“Do not expect me to use his influence for you, and do not associate me with his problems.”
In Chinese socio-political contexts, when an official faces scrutiny or controversy, relatives often explicitly proclaim severed relations to protect themselves from collateral fallout.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sever relations; break off all ties
A heavy, formal phrase used when permanently cutting social or familial connections.
cannot be counted as; hardly qualifies as
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to downplay a status, relationship, or achievement.
Indicates a completed change of state, stressing that the estrangement is now an established fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“if you break ties with Mr. Meng,”
“How was your talk with Mr. Meng?”
“Go call Mr. Meng.”
“Vice Mayor Meng, let me explain! There is no Vice Mayor Meng here,”
“You're a Fang. And you're growing apart from him.”
“Alright, then. For Vice Mayor's sake.”