他们不只是幽会
“But I found that they weren't just meeting up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是我发现
“But I found that they weren't just meeting up.”
他们 不只是 幽会
“But I found that they weren't just meeting up.”
而是密谋
“They were conspiring.”
“Don't dismiss this as trivial romance; it's far more dangerous.”
In Chinese historical and political narratives, personal affairs like clandestine romance are minor compared to political plotting or treason.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not merely; not only
Commonly used before a stronger assertion to elevate the severity or scope of a situation.
clandestine lovers' rendezvous; secret date
A literary and slightly formal term for a secret, often illicit romantic meeting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you two dating?”
“not only because I was in a relationship with him,”
“But I want to see them on a date. No!”