When she refused , her mother poured scalding water over her arms .
当她拒绝的时候，她的妈妈讲滚烫的水淋在她的手臂上。
In practice , headline-grabbing awards are often reduced by judges : the notorious $ 2.7m in punitive damages for a woman who spilled scalding mcdonald 's coffee on her lap in 1994 ended up at $ 480000 .
