在那之后 我就和她保持距离了
“I kept my distance after that.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就说了句“谢谢 回见了”
“Just, "Thanks. I'll see you around."”
在 那 之后 我 就 和她 保持距离 了
“I kept my distance after that.”
所以你结婚了 她从没带人回过家
“You're married. She never brought people back.”
“I sensed something off or inconvenient, so I made sure not to get involved with her.”
Chinese interpersonal relations heavily emphasize 'fencungan' (sense of propriety and boundaries), where actively keeping distance avoids interpersonal drama or liability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
after that; following that
A useful narrative temporal phrase marking a transition or subsequent consequence.
to keep one's distance
Widely used both literally (physical distance) and figuratively (emotional or social detachment).
Indicates a change of state or marks the completed inception of keeping a distance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We should keep some distance”
“From that point on, he devoted himself entirely”
“After that, the residents became paranoid and superstitious.”