他是他 我是我
“I have nothing to do with his business.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么都不让我参与
“He doesn't want me to get involved in anything.”
他是他 我是我
“I have nothing to do with his business.”
蛮好的
“Pretty good.”
“Do not judge me by his standards or conflate his choices with mine.”
In relation-heavy Chinese society where family or group ties easily reflect on individuals, explicitly stating distinct boundaries is necessary to avoid guilt by association.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
he is him and I am me; we are two completely different people
A classic spoken expression used to draw a clean boundary and distance oneself from someone else's misconduct or persona.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Yeah! He was my first.”
“He...”
“He's mine!”
“I-I just heard that he...”
“I was simply a prey”
“- Be good. Give me. - This is mine. This is mine.”