别人不信也就算了
“I don't care about others.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可那个孩子是陆军的
“But that child was Lu Jun's.”
别人 不信 也就算了
“I don't care about others.”
他也不信
“But Lu Jun didn't trust me.”
“I expect outsiders to doubt me, but it cuts deep that you didn't stand by me.”
Chinese interpersonal dynamics draw a sharp line between outsiders (别人) and trusted intimates; disbelief from an insider is felt as a profound betrayal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it would be one thing if... / let it be / forgivable
Used to concede that one negative condition is tolerable, usually serving as a contrast to something far more unacceptable.
Completes the formulaic concession pattern '也就算了'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But what difference does it make?”
“I just don't believe it.”
“I don't believe that.”
“So much for "I don't believe in that."”
“I don't believe”
“You shouldn't believe these things. Give it back to me.”