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"能不"怎么翻译？

"能不"怎么翻译？# EnglishChat - 鸟语花香

G*G2007-07-14 07:07

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The husband watched the tv the whole day.
his wife became very angry. and said
"can you not watch it?'
But the original meaning she planed to
express is
能不看电视吗？
how to correct her mistake in the sentence above?

s*y2007-07-14 07:07

2 楼

neng bu = can somebody not.
surprisingly, the wife has been right this time. you have been wrong. hahaha.
just a joke.
but seriously, she is right.

【在 G***G 的大作中提到】

: The husband watched the tv the whole day.
: his wife became very angry. and said
: "can you not watch it?'
: But the original meaning she planed to
: express is
: 能不看电视吗？
: how to correct her mistake in the sentence above?