还一副非他不可那样
“but he also acts like we can't do without him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他不光不领情
“not only is he ungrateful,”
还一副 非他不可 那样
“but he also acts like we can't do without him.”
“He thinks he is indispensable to us, but he is completely wrong.”
Acting indispensable disrupts Chinese ideals of modesty and mutual interdependence, often triggering intense resentment among peers or partners.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
putting on an air of...; looking as if...
Used colloquially to criticize someone's pretentious facial expression, attitude, or posturing.
absolutely having to be him; impossible without him
An idiom pattern (非...不可) used here sarcastically to indicate someone believes they are irreplaceable.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Anyway, I have my reasons for hiring him.”
“I am confident I can make him choose me. It has to be me.”
“D-Do you really have to do this?”
“He was ugly.”
“I'm not clinging to you.”
“but you forced my hand.”