过去的事 就不提了
“Let bygones be bygones.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“Alright.”
过去的事 就 不提了
“Let bygones be bygones.”
“Do... Do you know how to play Chinese chess?”
“Let's drop this topic and move on to something lighter.”
Chinese interpersonal etiquette values harmony, often using formulas like this to save face and de-escalate lingering tensions smoothly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
past events or things from the past
Used idiomatically to refer broadly to past conflicts or bygone grievances.
won't mention it anymore
A polite, spoken formula used to dismiss an uncomfortable subject and bury the hatchet.
Indicates a new decision or cessation of an action, confirming that the topic is officially closed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Let's not talk about the past.”
“let the past be the past.”
“let's forget about the past.”
“let's leave last year where it belongs— in the past.”
“What happened in the past can't be undone or changed.”
“I'll let what happened today slide.”
“Just past history. Bai Xue.”