她连那笔赔偿金她都不要
“she wouldn't even have taken the compensation.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
要不是我当时拦着她
“If I hadn't stopped her back then,”
她 连 那笔 赔偿 金她都 不要
“she wouldn't even have taken the compensation.”
“She kept demanding explanations and the truth.”
“She is being completely unreasonable by turning down real money for mere pride or truth.”
In Chinese society, settling disputes privately with financial compensation is common; refusing payout to demand 'shuofa' (an explanation or truth) is seen as extremely obstinate yet morally driven.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
refuses to even take / won't even accept
Used with 'lian... dou' to emphasize an extreme stance or surprising refusal of something usually desired.
compensation money / damages
A standard legal and everyday term for money paid to compensate for loss, injury, or death.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“if you stop working with her, you don't need to share the penalty.”
“without paying me any compensation.”
“So I'd rather get nothing”