之前的事 希望你别往心里去
“about what happened earlier, I hope you don't take it to heart.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
张副官
“Adjutant Zhang,”
之前的事 希望 你 别往心里去
“about what happened earlier, I hope you don't take it to heart.”
你太吵了
“You are too noisy.”
“Let's put the bad blood behind us so we can move on.”
A standard phrase used in Chinese social etiquette to mitigate interpersonal friction and restore harmony without dwelling deeply on the specifics of the offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take something to heart; to hold a grudge
Almost always used in the negative form (别往心里去) to urge someone not to take offense or brood over an issue.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I was rather rude last time. I hope you can forgive me.”
“I'm really sorry about what happened last time.”
“About what happened last time, I am terribly sorry.”