moral scruples道德顧慮

用條件句把責任推給命令，是服從者最徹底也最蒼白的辯護。

I would have done anything I was asked to do.

被追問個人責任、想強調只是服從安排時用，正式而沉重。

I only did what I was told. ／ I would have followed any order.

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would have 連讀，asked to do 放慢收。

I would have done anything I was asked to do in that role, no questions asked. 在那個崗位上，交辦我的事我都會去做，絕不發問。

用對稱的因果句寫出軍備競賽的必然性，冷靜得像物理定律。

If we did it, they would have to do it.

論證對抗會引發連鎖反應、雙方都被迫跟進時用，語氣冷靜。

If we start, they will follow. ／ One move forces the other side's hand.

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if we did it 連讀，have to do it 放慢收。

If we cut prices, they would have to do it too. 我們一降價，他們也不得不跟著降。

用 fuel 把軍備競賽寫成一場互相澆油的火災，一個動詞說盡沒有贏家的升級。

Our efforts would only fuel their efforts.

指出對抗性投入只會刺激對方加碼、形成惡性迴圈時用。

Every move we make only provokes theirs. ／ It just feeds the same spiral.

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fuel their 連讀，efforts 放慢收。

More overtime would only fuel their overtime, and nobody would win. 再加更多班只會帶動他們也加班，最後誰都不贏。

對方用躲閃的句式迴避，就用一句正面對撞把問題砸回桌上，終結所有繞圈。

Well, I'm confronting you with it now.

對方迴避問題時，直接把問題當面擺出來，語氣強硬。

Then answer it right now. ／ I'm putting it to you point blank.

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confronting you 連讀，now 放慢加重收。

You keep dodging it, so I'm confronting you with it now, in front of everyone. 你一直在躲，所以我現在就當著所有人面問你。