别装模作样的了
“Stop acting.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是我全家的恩人
“You are my family's savior.”
别 装模作样 的了
“Stop acting.”
“Get out. I don't want to see you.”
“Drop the fake act, I know you do not mean it.”
While exaggerated politeness and gratitude are standard social lubricants in China, using them insincerely during strained relations can trigger intense resentment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
putting on an act; posing; being hypocritical
A colloquial four-character idiom used to criticize someone for behaving pretentiously or insincerely.
stop doing something
A common imperative structure used to command someone to cease an ongoing action.
Signifies a change of state and adds an emphatic, impatient tone commanding immediate cessation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Stop acting. Who keeps staring at a flower all day?”
“Acting all proper and dignified.”
“But in private, drop the act.”