“I want a pound of flesh.”
我要一磅肉。
借莎翁典故讨血债,五个字把报复说得像条款,冷得吓人。
I want a pound of flesh
要对方付出惨重代价时用;日常讨债说这话会显得太戏剧化。
I want my pound of flesh. / Someone has to pay for this.
literary
pound of 连读,flesh 重读并稍拖长。
I want a pound of flesh for what they did. 他们干的事,我要他们血债血偿。