后来我高中的时候它离开了
“Later, when I was in high school, it passed away.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
叫球球
“Its name was Qiuqiu.”
后来我高中 的时候 它 离开 了
“Later, when I was in high school, it passed away.”
难过了很久吗
“Were you sad for a long time?”
“It passed away when I was in high school, and it still hurts to say it directly.”
Direct references to death (死) are often avoided in sensitive personal contexts in Chinese; using '离开' (to leave) softens the impact and conveys gentle remembrance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pass away / to leave
Frequently used as a gentle euphemism for death when discussing cherished pets, relatives, or loved ones.
back in high school / during high school
A common temporal construction ('noun/time + 的时候') used to anchor personal anecdotes in the past.
Marks the change of state and completion of the departure in the past.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That coincides with the renovation of Qidian Middle School.”
“After he entered puberty, everything just scared me to death.”