既然事情已然过去
“that's water under the bridge.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
邱师兄
“Qiu,”
既然事情已然过去
“that's water under the bridge.”
你又何必耿耿于心
“Why cling to the past”
“It is over, so stop dwelling on it and making trouble.”
Chinese interpersonal philosophy places strong emphasis on letting historical disputes lapse to preserve communal unity within a clan or sect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since; given that
Used to introduce an accepted premise before proposing advice, conclusions, or rhetorical challenges.
has already passed into history
A literary expression used to emphasize that past events cannot be altered and should be set aside.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let the past stay in the past.”
“It's been so long since this happened.”
“Some things are already set in stone.”
“it has been so many years.”