"for pete's sake" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 看在老天的份上
• 拜託

Definition

一種非正式的感嘆語，用於表達煩惱、不滿、驚訝或強調，類似於‘看在老天的份上’或‘拜託’。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語化、溫和，不具冒犯性。常用於請求、抱怨或感歎時，類似『看在老天的份上』。不適用於正式場合，常見於口語對話。

Examples

Oh, for Pete's sake, can't you just listen for a second?

唉，**看在老天的份上**，你不能聽一下嗎？

For Pete's sake, that's the third time you've lost your keys this week.

**看在老天的份上**，這已經是你這週第三次丟鑰匙了。

Leave me alone, for Pete's sake!

**拜託**，讓我一個人靜靜吧！

For Pete's sake, turn down the TV!

**看在老天的份上**，把電視聲音調小一點！

For Pete's sake, hurry up or we'll be late.

**拜託**，快點，不然我們就遲到了。

Close the window, for Pete's sake, it's freezing!

把窗戶關上，**看在老天的份上**，好冷啊！