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“Aren’t you from the same city?” “No, we aren’t.”“你们难道不是来自同一座城市？”“是的，我们不是来自同一座城市。”
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修辞性问句（rhetorical question）——这种问句并不要求人回答：
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Is that a reason for despair？这难道是灰心丧气的理由？
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Who knows？谁知道？
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How should I know？我怎么知道？
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Why don’t you take a taxi？你何不坐出租车去？
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741 quiet—silent
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quiet /ˈkwaiət/，表示“安静”、“宁静”、“平静”：
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You must keep quiet while your father is asleep．你父亲睡着时你要保持安静。
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Outside the night was very quiet and still．外面黑夜十分宁静。
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The sea seems quieter now．大海现在似乎平静了些。
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Be quiet, the pair of you．你们两人安静点。
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quiet可用作状语，表示“静静地”：
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Let me sit quiet for a minute．让我静静地坐一会儿。
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She lay quiet．她静静地躺着。
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silent也可表示“宁静”、“安静”：
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Now the wood was silent except for the leaves．除了树叶声树林现在很宁静。
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The class was silent as the teacher explained the exam rules．在教师解释考试规则时全班都很安静。
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The streets of cities are never silent．城市的街道永远不会宁静。
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还可表示“没有声音”、“沉默”：
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Birds are silent on the trees．树上的鸟儿没有声音。
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Jennie kept silent．珍妮保持沉默。
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In her presence I was often silent．她在场时我常常沉默。
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He was the most silent of men．他是最沉默寡言的人。
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