何必如此故作姿态
“Why put on such a show?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
师妹离不开你
“and Lingbo depends on you.”
何必如此故作姿态
“Why put on such a show?”
蠢材
“Foolish.”
“Stop playing the martyr or hero; we both know you are completely fake.”
In Chinese moral aesthetics, putting on calculated airs instead of being straightforward is viewed as manipulative cowardice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why bother; there is no need
Used rhetorically to expose unnecessary pretension or overreaction.
putting on an act; striking an affected pose
Used critically to describe someone deliberately posturing or feigning virtue/indifference.