你就不要装了 我都明白
“Stop pretending. I get it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
叫我为难啥呢
“What do you mean?”
你就 不要装了 我都 明白
“Stop pretending. I get it.”
“That drumstick was for the act, not you.”
“Drop the act; you cannot fool me anymore.”
While Chinese interpersonal communication usually values face-saving, directly saying someone is 'acting' or 'faking' represents a deliberate breach of etiquette to establish an upper hand in a conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stop faking it / drop the act
Used bluntly to call out someone whom you believe is posturing, playing dumb, or pretending to be innocent.
I understand it all / I know what's going on
A firm statement used to shut down someone's explanations and assert total insight into the matter.
Marks the cessation of an action, urging the interlocutor to halt their ongoing act of pretending.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Stop pretending with me.”
“you act like you don't hear it or don't understand.”
“No need to keep up the act, Jin.”
“pretend to be my boyfriend anymore.”
“What are you saying? I don't understand. Stop pretending.”
“And you don't need to put on an act for me.”
“Let's not pretend it's anything more than just an arrangement for now.”
“Stop lying to yourself. I'm sorry.”