STEVE CARELL: That was a rhetorical question, Darryl.

史蒂夫·卡瑞尔：我说的是反问句，达里尔。

Now let's look at an example of a rhetorical purpose question.

下面看一个修辞目的题的例题。

Analyst Carolina Milanesi thinks that might be a good idea and poses a rhetorical question.

分析师卡罗莱纳·米拉内西认为，这可能是个好主意，同时她提出了一个反问句。

That was a rhetorical question 'cause you can't have possibly expected an answer from me.

那是个反问句，因为你不可能指望我回答。

Actually, I was... It's a rhetorical question. There is nothing more important than Wii bowling night.

其实我...这是反问句。没什么能比Wii保龄球之夜重要。

A rhetorical question. A rhetorical question is a question that does not expect an answer.

一个修辞问题。反问是一个不期望得到答案的问题。

You can use a rhetorical question to write an introduction.

您可以使用反问句来撰写介绍。

You’re using a rhetorical question to address the topic directly.

您在使用一个反问的问题来 直接讲这个主题。

Piece of advice-- when the big dog asks the puppy something like that, it's a rhetorical question.

给你个提示 领导向下级抛出的问题有时只是反问而已。

The question mark is part of the meaning because Michael is meant to be a rhetorical question, which means it's not meant to be answered.

问号也是其意思的一部分，因为这是一个反问句，不必作答。

So if you are uncomfortable doing a rhetorical question, you might want to consider this way which I'm calling the " While Introduction" .

因此，如果您在做反问时感到不自在，您可能需要考虑这种我称之为“While Introduction”的方式。

And it's not a trivial question. It is not a rhetorical question because very often on the conscious level we maybe saying yes, but on the subconscious level something is stopping us.

这不是一个无关紧要的问题。也不是象征性地问自己一下因为表面上我们可能会说当然了，但是潜意识里却有东西在阻挠我们。

This is not a question that she expects an answer for; it's what we would sometimes call a rhetorical question, meaning you ask a question but you're not expecting anyone to answer it.

这不是她期望得到答案的问题；这就是我们有时所说的修辞问题， 意思是你提出了一个问题， 但你并不期望任何人回答它。