你又何必 揣着明白装糊涂
“Why play dumb when you know exactly what I mean?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Actually, I hadn't intended to come today. Why?”
你 又何必 揣着明白装糊涂
“Why play dumb when you know exactly what I mean?”
你是怜姐儿未来的夫君 却总是给我写信
“You are Lian's future husband, yet you keep writing to me”
“Stop playing dumb; we both know exactly what inappropriate line you're crossing.”
Feigning ignorance is a common face-saving tactic in Chinese interactions; directly unmasking it represents a serious breakdown of social harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why bother; there is no need to
A rhetorical phrase used to dismiss or criticize someone's unnecessary or dishonest behavior.
to pretend to be ignorant while knowing the truth full well; playing dumb
A famous idiom used to sharply call out someone feigning ignorance or evasion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“why cling to it?”
“Why do you insist?”
“why must you do this?”
“Stop pretending you don't know.”
“Why must you force me this far?”
“Why spout nonsense”