句子功能的再现（18）

　　(4)冲：不，哥哥，母亲说好久不见你。你不愿意一起坐一坐，谈谈么?

　　蘩：你看，你让哥哥歇一歇，他愿意一个人坐着的。

　　萍(有些烦)：那也不见得，我总怕父亲回来，您很忙，所以——

　　(曹禺《雷雨》，王佐良、巴恩斯译)

　　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，谈一谈么?”形式上为疑问句，实际上是以否定问句表请求，要求对方以行为反馈，具备类似祈使句的呼唤功能。译文取否定反问句式(Why not ... )，实际上亦表请求，与原文具有同样的呼唤功能。