这是很久以前的事情啦 你那个时候还小 不认识
“That was a long time ago. You were still little then. You wouldn't know him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Former superior? Which one? You've never mentioned him before.”
这是 很久以前 的事情啦 你 那个 时候 还小 不认识
“That was a long time ago. You were still little then. You wouldn't know him.”
“I owe him a great deal.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Older generations in China often maintain lifelong emotional debts of gratitude toward former superiors or mentors that younger members may not be aware of.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a long time ago
A standard temporal phrase used to introduce past events or reminisce.
at that time / back then
Commonly used to point back to a specific period in the past during storytelling.
Softens the explanation, signaling a relaxed and reminiscent tone.
