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法官一句话就把全场拉回证据，是法庭上最见分量的提醒。

Let us not ... but ...

讨论跑题、有人开始瞎猜时，用来把话题拉回正题；对上级或长辈别用命令语气说。

Let's not guess, let's stick to the facts. ／ We should stop speculating and stay with what we know.

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Let us not 轻快带过，facts 放慢加重收尾。

Let us not guess about the budget, but look at the numbers we have. 预算别猜了，还是看我们手上的数字吧。

一个 whether 把意外和灭证摆在同一杆秤上，问得督察无话可答。

is there anything to show whether ... or ...

要逼对方在两种解释里选一个时用；质问朋友私事则显得像审讯。

Is there any proof of whether it was a slip or done on purpose? ／ Can anything tell us if it was an accident or staged?

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whether 前稍停，accident 与 deliberately 一轻一重对比。

Is there anything to show whether the delay was an accident or done on purpose? 有什么能说明这次延误是意外还是故意的吗？

拿一份普通证明扭转全案，靠的是事实而不是辩解。

I have here a certificate stating that ...

正式场合出示书面材料时用；日常朋友间这么说会显得太端着。

I have a document here showing that he is a blood donor. ／ Here is a certificate that confirms his blood group.

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stating that 连读，blood donor 两词并重。

I have here a letter stating that she has worked there for ten years. 我这儿有封信，证明她在那儿干了十年。

辩护律师用一句话把“割伤手腕”的旧说法钉在证人面前，这是全场最关键的交叉盘问。

Did X show you ... and tell you that ...?

盘问或追问时用，把对方以前的说法原样端出来逼其确认；对长辈或很正式的场合不要用这种紧逼语气。

Did he not tell you the same thing? ／ Weren't you told the very same story?

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Did the prisoner's wife 连读，show you a knife 稍停，句尾 bread? 升调。

Did the client show you an invoice and tell you that the payment had already been sent? 客户有没有给你看过一张发票，还说款已经付了？