跟咱们真的没有关系了
“has cut all ties with us?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
徐大人那边
“Lord Xu really”
跟咱们 真的没有 关系了
“has cut all ties with us?”
“Don't drag us down; we washed our hands of that mess long ago.”
In Chinese sociopolitical contexts, distancing oneself from implicated parties is a critical self-preservation strategy when an official investigation or scandal looms.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have nothing to do with; unrelated
A standard formula for absolving oneself of involvement or responsibility in a problematic situation.
have no connection with...
Use this structure to explicitly negate any association between two entities or an entity and a problem.
Marks a change of state, stressing that any prior association has now ceased completely.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We have nothing to do with each other.”
“So, it has nothing to do with you.”
“that there is nothing between us.”
“Ms. Fang has nothing to do with us.”
“It has nothing to do with us, right?”
“Listen, it won't be our fault if you don't get this one. [Mona Lisa]”
“There is no conflict between us.”
“You were never honest with any of us.”
“are really over.”