已经很多年前的案子了
“It's a case from many years ago.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那应该没什么问题
“That shouldn't be a problem.”
已经 很多年前 的案子了
“It's a case from many years ago.”
“It must have been over a decade ago.”
“Don't worry about it; so much time has passed that it shouldn't matter anymore.”
In Chinese culture and daily life, matters that happened far in the past are often assumed to naturally fade in relevance and impact over time.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
many years ago
A common temporal marker used to contextualize events far in the past.
case (legal or investigative)
Colloquial term for an official legal matter or police case.
Functions as a sentence-final particle indicating a completed state and emphasizing the passage of time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That was many years ago.”
“One that's focused on examining similar cases”
“Besides, the case involves”
“Chief Liu, given this case is so old,”
“that was many years ago.”
“That's all in the past. What do you mean by bringing this up now?”