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

• 看在老天的份上
• 拜托

Definition

一个非正式的感叹语，用来表达烦恼、不满、惊讶或强调，类似于‘看在老天的份上’或‘拜托’。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语化，语气轻，不含冒犯。常在请求、抱怨或感叹时使用，类似‘看在老天的份上’。不用于正式场合，多见于日常口语。

Examples

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

唉，**看在老天的份上**，你能不能听一下？

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

**看在老天的份上**，这已经是你这周第三次丢钥匙了。

Leave me alone, for Pete's sake!

**拜托**，让我一个人静静吧！

For Pete's sake, turn down the TV!

**看在老天的份上**，把电视声音调小点！

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

**拜托**，快点，不然我们就迟到了。

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

把窗户关上，**看在老天的份上**，太冷了！