“In for a penny, in for a pound.”
一不做,二不休。
用一句老話概括鋌而走險的心理:既然已經下了注,就索性押到底。它把道德猶豫壓縮成一句決定,也預告了後面不可挽回的後果。
In for a penny, in for a pound.
已經投入且不願回頭時用,語氣決絕,帶一點自嘲的冒險意味。
Might as well go all in. / No point stopping halfway now.
口語
penny 與 pound 對照重讀,句尾落定。
Once you're in this far, you might as well go all the way. 既然已經陷這麼深,不如做到底。