over his dead body除非他死了

把犯罪说成一桩无人知情的交易，冷冰冰的条件句点出全场困境。

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

谈论秘而不宣的共同选择时用；现实中对人这么说会被当真。

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

正式

one of you 连读，no one but 重读强调范围。

If we fix it now, no one but the four of us will ever know. 要是我们现在处理掉，这事就只有我们四个知道。

把丑闻和杀人并列成选项，一句话就把恐惧推到每个人脸上。

The only way to avoid X is to do Y.

强调别无选择时用；涉及严重后果的场合要谨慎出口。

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

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The only way 重读，is for 后稍停，抛出狠话。

The only way to avoid a fee is to cancel before Friday. 想免掉手续费，唯一的办法就是周五前取消。

一句指认加一句追问，用实物把争论变成亲眼可验的事实。

Look, there's X here. See that?

要让人当场信服一个细节时用；证据不足时这样讲会显得武断。

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

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absolutely 重音在首音节，See that 尾音上扬。

Look, there's a crack here in the glass. See that? 你看，玻璃上这儿有道裂纹，看见了吗？

一句话把在场所有人同时点名，场面立刻绷紧，悬疑感拉满。

In your hands, you each have ...

描述人人有份、谁也脱不了干系时用；正式公文不要这样口语。

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 连读，lethal weapon 两词重读。

In your hands, you each have a share of the blame. 这件事上，你们每个人手里都有一份责任。