我每次铤而走险的时候 都是因为我实在没有办法
“♪ Hey there, hey there, sweet hey there ♪ Every time I take a risk, it's because I really have no choice. ♪ Hey there, hey there, sweet hey there ♪”
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“♪ The swift ship of justice ♪ I have.”
我 每次 铤而走险 的时候 都是因为 我 实在没有办法
“♪ Hey there, hey there, sweet hey there ♪ Every time I take a risk, it's because I really have no choice. ♪ Hey there, hey there, sweet hey there ♪”
我要是有办法的时候 我是一个相当严谨的人
“If I had a choice, ♪ With harmony we make our way through the world ♪ I'd be a very meticulous person. ♪ Or lose an arm in the name of justice ♪”
“Don't blame me for being reckless; I only gamble when I have zero other options.”
In Chinese moral reasoning, taking high risks or breaking norms is often judged much more leniently if proven to be forced by circumstances (逼上梁山/实在没办法) rather than personal ambition or impulse.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to take a desperate risk / venture in desperation
A formal idiom (chengyu) frequently adopted in spoken discourse to describe resorting to perilous or extreme measures when cornered.
honestly having no other choice
Used to convey that one's options were completely exhausted, often to excuse an irregular or extreme action.
