事情过去了那么久了 你何必小心翼翼
“It's been ages. Why are you so cautious?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
再说 双清班与我早已毫无瓜葛
“Besides, I've got nothing to do with the Shuangqing Troupe anymore.”
事情过去了那么久了 你 何必 小心翼翼
“It's been ages. Why are you so cautious?”
官场上的事情你不懂
“You don't understand how politics works.”
“Relax, no one cares about that ancient history anymore.”
In Chinese bureaucratic tradition, past associations can linger indefinitely as political liabilities, leading insiders to remain vigilant long after outsiders think the danger has passed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why bother; there is no need to
A rhetorical adverb used to challenge an action, strongly implying that it is entirely unnecessary.
extremely cautious; walking on eggshells
Used to describe someone acting with meticulous, often excessive, caution and vigilance.
Marks the completion of time passing and emphasizes that the past is separated from the present.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's been so long since this happened.”
“It's been so long. She's late, right?”
“It was all so long ago.”
“So many years have passed.”
“So many years have passed.”
“It's all in the past. Don't think about it anymore."”