If I am rhetorical it is because Stroeve was rhetorical.

如果我在这里有些舞弄墨，使用了不少形象比喻，这是因为施特略夫当时就是这么表达他自己。

And the rhetorical battle obscures important areas of agreement.

这场争论实际上模糊了双方共同观点要领域。

Sorry! I thought that was, uh, rhetorical.

我不知道 也许她用头撞他。

And so far the City- bashing has been mainly rhetorical.

而迄今对金融城抨击还主要停留在口头上。

There's the audience in rhetorical arguments.

修辞辩论要有观众。

I'm sorry, I thought your questions were purely rhetorical.

抱歉，我以为没指望我回答。

The milk people don't have a patent on simple rhetorical questions!

编牛奶广告那群人又没为简单反问句申请专利！

STEVE CARELL: That was a rhetorical question, Darryl.

史蒂夫·卡瑞尔：我说是反问句，达里尔。

Now let's look at an example of a rhetorical purpose question.

下面看一个修辞目例。

So narrative techniques, rhetorical devices, narrative devices, stylistic devices, poetic devices, and literary terms.

修辞手法，叙述手法，体手法，诗歌手法，学术语。

And the last one is called the rhetorical model, the model of arguments as performances.

最后一种叫作修辞模型，将辩论看作表演。

It was a rhetorical flourish he would use at product presentations over the ensuing decades.

这是他在后来几十年产品发布会上一直沿用华丽辞藻。

Analyst Carolina Milanesi thinks that might be a good idea and poses a rhetorical question.

分析师卡罗莱纳·米拉内西认为，这可能是个好主意，同时她提出了一个反问句。

That was a rhetorical question 'cause you can't have possibly expected an answer from me.

那是个反问句，因为你不可能指望我回答。

I made this part of what I'm saying today in kind of a rhetorical way.

我今天讲很口头化。

Rhetorical purpose questions are similar, because they also ask for information not explicitly stated.

修辞目与之类似，因为这类目也是关于未明确陈述信息。

He was introduced with rhetorical pomp and flattering comparisons to the likes of Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer.

人们在介绍他时候，用华丽辞藻将他与克尔凯郭尔和叔本华这样人物相比较。

Actually, I was... It's a rhetorical question. There is nothing more important than Wii bowling night.

其实我...这是反问句。没什么能比Wii保龄球之夜要。

How do you say no to someone in need? That wasn't rhetorical. Seriously, you got anything?

怎么能拒绝需要帮助人呢？这很正常。说真，你不愿意？

There was a strong rhetorical condemnation of Russia after this meeting but only a slight toughening of sanctions.

这次会后各方纷纷强烈言辞谴责俄罗斯，但要求制裁口气只是稍微强硬了点。