at stake岌岌可危

先把請求壓低成求助，再用 for God's sake 逼出實話，拒絕就像見死不救。

If you know something that may help ..., for God's sake tell me.

求人說出實情時用，先給理由再加一句急切；對不熟的人別加 for God's sake。

If you know anything, just tell me. ／ Whatever you know, say it now.

正式

重音落在 God's sake，tell it to me 放慢收尾。

If you know a doctor who can help her, for God's sake tell me tonight. 你要是認識能幫她的醫生，今晚千萬告訴我。

把 blink 從『眨眼』翻成『裝沒看見』，一句話說盡被仇人盯住的恐懼。

I cannot blink what I saw, for ... will not blink it.

說某件醜事瞞不住、對手不會放過時用；日常語氣偏重，輕鬆場合少用。

I can't pretend I didn't see it. ／ I can't unsee what I saw.

literary

blink 前後各停半拍，重音放在兩個 blink 上。

I cannot blink the mistake on the report, because the auditors will not blink it. 報告上的錯誤我沒法裝沒看見，審計那邊更不會放過。

先無條件接住最壞的可能，再亮出自己怕被突襲的處境，逼供像攤牌。

Whatever ... you have done, give me all of it now.

想讓人一次說清全部實情時用，先承諾不追究；對下屬或家人語氣要穩。

Whatever you did, tell me everything now. ／ Give me the whole story, whatever it is.

正式

Whatever 抬調，give me all of it now 字字加重。

Whatever you changed in the code, give me all of it now before the demo. 你在程式碼裡改了什麼，演示前全告訴我。

兩個分句一軟一硬：先認跳舞，再用 I'll be whipped 把認罰說成骨氣。

I'll be ...ed if I must be.

表態認錯但不怕罰時用，語氣倔強；正式檢討裡別學這句硬頂。

I'll take the blame if I have to. ／ Punish me if that's the rule.

口語

分號前放平，and I'll be whipped 升調帶勁。

I was late; write me up if you must. 我確實遲到了，要記過就記吧。