就不必再这么拐弯抹角地
“just be straightforward”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
端王殿下
“Prince Duan,”
就 不必再 这么 拐弯抹角 地
“just be straightforward”
嘲讽我了吧
“with your mockery.”
“Drop the passive-aggressive act and say what you mean to my face.”
In noble and court settings, direct conflict is often cloaked in polite, ambiguous phrasing; explicitly calling this out breaks diplomatic decorum to assert dominance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
beating around the bush; speaking in a roundabout way
A very common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize someone for indirect speech or evasiveness.
no need to anymore
Used to firmly advise or demand that someone cease an ongoing annoying action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can't go on like this.”
“-Why beat around the bush? -That's not what I mean. [No Smoking]”
“[panting, groans] Please. I'm sorry! Please!”
“can't go on like this.”
“Exactly. Things cannot go on like this,”
“Don't beat around the bush.”
“then there's no need to beat around the bush.”
“But this can't go on.”