七郎早就与我提起过此事
“Chi had already mentioned this to me,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
七郎 早就 与我 提起过 此事
“Chi had already mentioned this to me,”
我自然是高兴的
“and I'm certainly pleased with it.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional households, signaling that an elder or spouse was already consulted confers respect and validates a joint decision.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
long ago / well in advance
Used before a verb to emphasize that an action occurred far earlier than expected or mentioned.
brought up / mentioned before
A common collocation used to refer to a topic previously discussed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've already met Captain Inoue.”
“As I have said before,”
“I've said all I have to say.”
“I've told him everything I needed to say.”
“Master Qiu told me that.”