过去就过去了
“Let the past stay in the past.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
竟也有几分怀念
“I quite miss those days amidst danger and oppression.”
过去就过去了
“Let the past stay in the past.”
如今 江山安好
“Now, the nation is at peace.”
“What is done is done; do not torment yourself by looking back.”
Chinese historical drama characters frequently invoke philosophical acceptance of historical bloodshed to justify the peace achieved in the present.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let bygones be bygones; what is done is in the past
A common idiom-like phrase used to comfort someone or advise letting go of former grievances or suffering.
Signifies completed action and definitive state change, reinforcing the finality of the past.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let bygones be bygones.”
“Let the past be the past.”
“that's water under the bridge.”
“let bygones be bygones. Don't be so hard on yourself.”
“Anyway, it's all over now.”
“That's all bygones.”
“It doesn't matter whether I have or not.”
“Let go of the past...”