就别折腾患者了
“Don't put the patient through any more stress.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
作用也不大
“I don't think staying in the hospital will help much.”
就 别折腾 患者了
“Don't put the patient through any more stress.”
“Further treatments will only cause suffering with no real hope of recovery.”
In Chinese healthcare, families often struggle between exhausting all medical interventions out of filial duty and letting the patient rest comfortably without excessive suffering (折腾).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to toss about; to subject someone to physical or mental ordeal
Essential colloquial verb used to describe exhausting, unnecessary procedures or exhausting effort.
let's not ... anymore; better not
A gentle yet firm structure used to dissuade someone from continuing an action.
Indicates a change in situation or urges the cessation of an ongoing/planned action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The patient needs to rest.”
“and she's already treating patients.”
“Yes. But don't disturb his rest.”
“you aren't treating him like a patient,”