我弟弟并没有和他们划清界限
“My younger brother didn't draw a line with them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Even so, they've never let me down.”
我弟弟 并没有 和他们 划清界限
“My younger brother didn't draw a line with them.”
“Did that stop him from being a hero?”
“Refusing to turn against people didn't stop my brother from being a hero, so your prejudice is completely wrong.”
During politically turbulent eras in modern Chinese history, individuals were often coerced to publicly denounce or sever relations with family members deemed problematic to prove their own political innocence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to draw a clear line; to distance oneself completely
A common idiom often used when severing ideological, political, or personal ties with discredited individuals or groups.
did not actually; in fact did not
Used to emphasize a counter-assertion against an existing assumption or accusation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How can I draw a line with them?”
“How could I possibly draw a line between us?”
“whether she had completely cut ties with you.”
“we're no different from real brothers,”
“Although you've cut ties with your parents,”
“I'm not interested in you. We really can't hang out together.”