over his dead body除非他死了

把犯罪說成一樁無人知情的交易，冷冰冰的條件句點出全場困境。

If one of you ..., no one but us will ever know.

談論秘而不宣的共同選擇時用；現實中對人這麼說會被當真。

If you do it now, only the people in this room know. ／ Say nothing, and it stays between us.

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one of you 連讀，no one but 重讀強調範圍。

If we fix it now, no one but the four of us will ever know. 要是我們現在處理掉，這事就只有我們四個知道。

把醜聞和殺人並列成選項，一句話就把恐懼推到每個人臉上。

The only way to avoid X is to do Y.

強調別無選擇時用；涉及嚴重後果的場合要謹慎出口。

There is no other way out of this. ／ Your one escape is to act now.

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The only way 重讀，is for 後稍停，丟擲狠話。

The only way to avoid a fee is to cancel before Friday. 想免掉手續費，唯一的辦法就是週五前取消。

一句指認加一句追問，用實物把爭論變成親眼可驗的事實。

Look, there's X here. See that?

要讓人當場信服一個細節時用；證據不足時這樣講會顯得武斷。

Look right here, you can see the mark. ／ Here's the proof, plain as day.

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absolutely 重音在首音節，See that 尾音上揚。

Look, there's a crack here in the glass. See that? 你看，玻璃上這兒有道裂紋，看見了嗎？

一句話把在場所有人同時點名，場面立刻繃緊，懸疑感拉滿。

In your hands, you each have ...

描述人人有份、誰也脫不了干係時用；正式公文不要這樣口語。

In your hands, each of you holds a lethal weapon. ／ Every one of you is holding something deadly.

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In your hands 連讀，lethal weapon 兩詞重讀。

In your hands, you each have a share of the blame. 這件事上，你們每個人手裡都有一份責任。