既然你们选择分开了
“Since you chose to separate,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这事 是我不对
“This is my fault.”
既然 你们 选择 分开 了
“Since you chose to separate,”
肯定你们有自己的难处
“you must have your own difficulties.”
“What is done is done, and I respect your choice.”
Acknowledging practical difficulties helps preserve dignity when discussing painful separations among family members.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since; given that
Used at the beginning of a clause to introduce an accepted fact or established premise.
Marks the change of state indicating the separation has already been finalized.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“And, you guys were already separated.”
“We've been apart for so long,”
“We'll never be apart again.”
“I won't separate you two. You're both my dads.”
“We couldn't even be apart even if we wanted to.”
“So that's it—you two split up?”