你这官司到底是打给谁看的
“But I just don't understand who this lawsuit is really for.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但我就是不明白了
“But I just don't understand who this lawsuit is really for.”
你这官司 到底是 打给谁看 的
“But I just don't understand who this lawsuit is really for.”
抱歉
“(Sorry.)”
“Stop pretending this is about justice; who are you putting on this show for?”
In Chinese social critiques, people frequently suspect high-profile actions (like lawsuits) of being staged displays aimed at influencing public opinion, bosses, or family rather than resolving the core issue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to engage in a lawsuit / to sue
The standard colloquial term for going to court or pursuing litigation.
putting on a show for whom / fought for whose benefit to see
A cynical expression used to call out performative actions meant to impress spectators rather than accomplish real goals.
Nominalizes the clause to assert and press a rhetorical question about intention.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you taking it away from me?”
“How did you know? Aren't you suing me? What did she say?”
“Don't tell me you're the lawyer my mom hired?”
“This way, wouldn't this case become theirs?”
“If we go to court,”
“that the defendant wins the case!”