那顾盼儿本来就是外人
“Gu Pan'er was always an outsider.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“all the sweat and tears we've shed.”
那顾盼儿本来就是外人
“Gu Pan'er was always an outsider.”
死了便死了
“If she died, who cares?”
“Don't feel guilty about her; she never belonged with us anyway.”
Chinese interpersonal dynamics historically emphasize distinctions between insiders (zijiren) and outsiders (wairen), which can lead to profound moral detachment toward outsiders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was always; is inherently
Used to state a fact that the speaker considers fundamental, obvious, and indisputable.
outsider; stranger
Often used to demarcate strict in-group versus out-group boundaries in social or familial contexts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he last saw Gu Pan'er over a month ago.”
“Among all of Gu Pan'er's relatives,”
“the fact that he met with Gu Pan'er.”
“he and Gu Pan'er had a past.”
“How did you and Gu Pan'er”
“must be hidden within this lie.”