胭脂就不必了 我也用不着
“but not the rouge. I don't need it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
药我收下了
“I'll take the ointment,”
胭脂就 不必了 我也 用不着
“but not the rouge. I don't need it.”
也罢
“Fine.”
“I appreciate the practical help, but let's not cross into personal romantic gestures.”
Accepting medicine represents accepting care or obligation, whereas accepting rouge carries intimate romantic connotations that the speaker deliberately deflects.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there is really no need for
A polite and decisive formula used to decline a specific offer or suggestion.
have no use for; not need
Use this spoken phrase to indicate that something serves no practical purpose for you.
Signifies a conclusive decision or change in status regarding the declined item.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Rouge isn't essential, anyway.”
“I wish there were rouge ink. ♪ Amid the frost, I sketch the unfinished prologue ♪”
“Yanzhi always thought too highly of herself.”
“(Rouge and powder) it was clearly concealed with makeup.”
“I only get two taels a month. Barely enough for face powder and hair oil.”
“It's fine to throw away those rouges, but the bedding was perfectly good.”