blood on your hands手上沾血

把蜜月和血手並列，道德綁架被他說得像預言。

..., or you'll be ... with blood on your hands.

誇張勸阻別人別做虧心事時用；日常玩笑可以，正式場合太重。

Do it, or you'll never enjoy your trip. ／ Change your mind, or that guilt will follow you.

口語

Argue with her 連讀，blood on your hands 重讀，句尾壓低。

Stay one more hour, or you'll leave with guilt on your hands. 再多留一小時，不然你走的時候心裡有愧。

兩個短句一投降，強人的姿態說塌就塌，痛快又好笑。

You win. I'm licked.

認輸、服軟時用；對朋友輕鬆，正式談判裡顯得太隨意。

You win, I give up. ／ Fine, I'm beaten.

口語

you win 乾脆收住，I'm licked 放慢，帶點自嘲。

You win, I'm licked, let's play again. 你贏了，我認栽，再來一局。

用別人的轉變給沃爾特下定義，誇裡帶損，一句話畫出他的魔力。

I know people that never did anything till they met ...

半開玩笑地說某人帶壞別人時用；正式場合會顯得背後議論。

I've seen people change once they met him. ／ He brings out the gambler in everyone.

口語

I know people that 連讀，never did anything 重讀，till they met 輕帶。

I know people that never danced till they met you. 我認識些人，遇到你之前從不跳舞。

三個短句立好條件，強硬又幹脆，是記者談價最狠的一句。

No ..., no .... Get me?

談條件、不肯先交貨時用；對上級或長輩說 Get me 會顯得無禮。

No cash, no deal. Understand? ／ No deposit, no work. Clear?

口語

No certified check 平快，no story 頓開，Get me 尾音上揚。

No deposit, no booking. Get me? 沒有定金就不預訂，明白嗎？

一句客氣話劃清底線，禮貌的外殼裡全是拒絕。

I wouldn't use my ... for business purposes.

婉拒別人拿私事談生意時用；語氣要穩，對誰都適用，但別顯得說教。

I wouldn't mix my family with business. ／ I don't use people I love to close a deal.

正式

Mr. Burns 輕而清，wouldn't 咬重，business purposes 平穩收尾。

I wouldn't use my friends for a promotion. 我不會為了升職去利用朋友。