Quotes from Qiu Ju:
我就是不服，你看，这事情，我告到乡上、县上，又到你这里，结果都一样，都没有让村长给我认个错，我就不是图多给我五十块钱，我就是不明白，村长怎么就不能给我认个错呢，我是老百姓，你们都是公家人，谁知你们是不是在底下都商量好了。
You see, I've taken my case to the village, then to the county town, and finally to you, but the results are the same, No one asks the Chiefto admit he was wrong, I don't care for that extra $50.00, I just can't see why you couldn't make him admit that he was wrong, I'm just an ordinary citizen, andyou're all government officials, how do I know you're not banding together on this?
村长这一脚要是把你踢出个毛病，那计划生育就提前把咱计划了。
If we can't fix your plumbing, we're stuck with the single child policyfor good.
我今天来就不是图个钱的，我是要个理。
I'm not after your money，I want justice.
Quotes from village chief:
地下的钱一共二十张，你拾一张给我低一回头，拾一张给我低一回头，低二十回头，这事就完了。
There are twenty 10 dollar notes there， bow your head and pick them up, for each one you pick up you bow your head to me. When you've done that 20 times we can call it quits.
你还没完了，秋菊，跟你说，官司打到天上也就这样了，世上啥东西咬人不撒嘴，王八？乌龟？鳖？
Won't you call it quits? I tell you, Qiu Ju， take your case to the gods in heaven, the result will still be the same. Damn! She bites and won't fucking let to bitch, Beast, Blood-sucker.
你看人家，想生儿子就生儿子，你看你，一撇腿一个女子，一撇腿一个女子，一撇腿还两个女子，你真把我气死了
Look at Qiu Ju, she wanted a son and it was a son, look at you, you opened your legs and it was a girl, opened your legs again and it was another girl, opened your legs once more and my god, two girls, you drive me mad.