以前如何不提了
“Forget about the past.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“your heart had truly been set on the Li family.”
以前 如何 不提了
“Forget about the past.”
今日我既找你来 你既肯来
“Since I asked you to come today and you were willing to come,”
“Forget where our loyalties were before; all that matters is making a deal right now.”
In Chinese factional politics and negotiations, dwelling on past loyalties is often set aside when common interests align in the present moment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let us not speak of it anymore; drop the subject
A very common phrase used to dismiss an uncomfortable, painful, or irrelevant past topic and redirect the conversation.
Marks a change of state and indicates finality, shutting down further conversation on past events.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“there's no need to mention the past.”
“From this day on, mention it no more.”
“I won't mention the past.”