我今天已经把话跟她说清楚了
“I made things clear to her today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
听我说
“Listen to me.”
我 今天 已经 把话 跟她说清楚 了
“I made things clear to her today.”
我们俩个之
“Between the two of us...”
“Please stop suspecting me; I have set firm boundaries with her.”
In Chinese dating culture, giving a partner a sense of security (anquangan) requires explicitly cutting romantic ambiguity with third parties.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make things crystal clear; to lay all cards on the table
A very common chunk used when clarifying misunderstandings, breaking up, or confronting someone.
Indicates completion of an action, emphasizing that the matter has already been settled and needs no further doubt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but this morning she was shouting and claiming”
“Now everything is clear.”
“She's already confessed. Now it's your turn.”
“We've already told her.”
“I made myself clear last night”