句子功能的再現(xiàn)（18）

　　(4)沖：不，哥哥，母親說好久不見你。你不愿意一起坐一坐，談談么?

　　蘩：你看，你讓哥哥歇一歇，他愿意一個人坐著的。

　　萍(有些煩)：那也不見得，我總怕父親回來，您很忙，所以——

　　(曹禺《雷雨》，王佐良、巴恩斯譯)

　　Chong: Oh no, you don't. Mother says she hasn't seen you for a long time. Why not sit down with us and have a chat?

　　Fan: Don't stop him, Chong. Let him go and have a rest if he wants to. I expect he wants to be let alone.

　　Ping ( somewhat nettled): Not at all. It's just that I thought you'd be very busy now that Father's at home, and I --

　　“你不愿意一起坐一坐，談一談么?”形式上為疑問句，實際上是以否定問句表請求，要求對方以行為反饋，具備類似祈使句的呼喚功能。譯文取否定反問句式(Why not ... )，實際上亦表請求，與原文具有同樣的呼喚功能。