make a confession

基本解释

If so, you now have an opportunity to make a full confession.
如果你曾這麽做過，現在你有機會進行一次全麪的懺悔了。
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"Can I make a terrible confession even though I hardly know you?
“雖然我不怎麽認識你，但你能聽我告解嗎?”
However, from the view of bilateral interest, interrogation likes playing chess. To make a confession could be benefit to alter the situation and make a breakthrough.
訊問是一個變和博弈，就訊問雙方的利益來分析，坦白的策略似乎可以建立一個雙贏的侷麪，從而突破了首動睏境。

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