既然已经分开走了这么久
“We've been apart for so long,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这次和以前不一样了
“This time is different.”
既然 已经 分开 走了 这么久
“We've been apart for so long,”
那就不能再回去了
“so there's no going back.”
“We have grown too far apart; there is no going back to how things were.”
In Chinese interpersonal ethics, passage of time after a major emotional rupture often signifies that fate has run its course, making lingering attachment socially inappropriate.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
now that / since it is already the case
A useful connector introducing an unalterable fact or completed premise before drawing a logical conclusion.
part ways / walk separate paths
A common metaphorical phrase used to describe emotional separation or divorce.