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Why not…
1. You say why not in order to agree with what someone has suggested.表示同意或赞成,意思为好的,可以呀,为什么不呢。
A:May I go with you? 我可以和你一起去吗? B:Why not? 可以呀
A: Let’s eat out tonight? 今晚我们出去吃吧? B:Yes, why not? 那好呀
A: I wonder if I could make a living by writing.
我不知靠写作能否维持生计
B:Why not? 那可以呀。
A:Want to spend the afternoon with me? 想和我一起度过这个下午吗?
A:Why not? 为什么不呢?
2. You use why with “not” in question in order to introduce a suggestion.表示劝诱,建议或命令 ….怎么样;为什么不…呢
Why not ask someone else? 问问别人怎么样?
Why not go there at once? 为什么不马上去呢?
A: My girl-friend is in a bad mood. 我的女朋友情绪不好。
B:Why not give her some flower? 为什么不送她一些花呢?
(PS: 有音频)