FORM/USE: NEGATIVE QUESTIONS, PERSUASION

EGP #886 | C1 | PRESENT / present simple Can use the negative question form as a persuasion strategy. Lexical range: N/A

你难道不想今年给自己一个真正的假期吗？

___Don't ___you want to give yourself a real vacation this year?

难道不是时候把办公室的咖啡机升级一下了吗？

___Isn't ___it time we upgraded the office coffee machine?

等到打折季再买不是更精明吗？

___Wouldn't ___it be smarter to wait for the sale season?

我们难道不应该至少去那家新餐厅试一次吗？

___Shouldn't ___we at least give the new restaurant a try?

你就看不出来这样会省多少事吗？

___Can't ___you see how much easier this would make things?