你这委托本来就是多此一举
“This authorization of yours is unnecessary anyway.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“but they insisted on asking you to sign. So...”
你这委托 本来就是 多此一举
“This authorization of yours is unnecessary anyway.”
“Well, don't worry, Yan Ling. If I really need surgery, you'll need to sign.”
“You are wasting everyone's time with unnecessary formalities that won't change anything.”
In Chinese hospitals, invasive procedures traditionally demand signatures from immediate family members, making informal proxies or self-appointed agents legally ambiguous and often viewed with skepticism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
an unnecessary and redundant move
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize an action that serves no purpose or complicates things needlessly.
was already / is inherently
Adds strong certainty and a slightly argumentative or impatient tone to an assertion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“As his so-called authorized executor,”
“Actually, he originally sent me more, but I didn't bother taking it.”
“Do you have to try so hard to suck up to him?”
“carte blanche for all the issues in the group.”
“Then why did you make us write so much?”
“You used official duties to vent personal spite.”