你又自作主张
“You're taking matters into your own hands again.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不用去给母亲请安 我就跟她说 你不太舒服
“No need to pay respects to Mother. I'll just tell her that you're not feeling well.”
你又 自作主张
“You're taking matters into your own hands again.”
林下斋马上就要开业了 我想着
“Linxia Restaurant will open soon. I was thinking”
“Why do you keep deciding things for me behind my back?”
In traditional households, paying formal morning respects to elders is an essential filial duty; evading it requires a plausible excuse, often causing friction between spouses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to act on one's own initiative without consultation
A common idiom used to criticize someone for making decisions unilaterally when they should have asked for permission or consensus.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Haven't you always liked to act on your own?”
“with my dad making decisions for me.”
“Why did you make your own decision”
“You went ahead and invited someone over without even asking me. I've already”