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In this episode, I want to teach you about an interesting sentence. Now, this sentence might not look interesting, but I think it is. Here is the sentence that I have in mind: "You tell me."
在这一集中，我想教你一个有趣的句子。现在，这句话可能看起来并不有趣，但我认为它很有趣。这是我脑海中的句子：“You tell me.”
You tell me. That's Y-o-u, t-e-l-l, m-e. You tell me. When do we use this sentence? When might someone say, "You tell me"?
拼写是Y-o-u, t-e-l-l, m-e。我们什么时候使用这个句子？什么时候有人会说“You tell me”？
First of all, let me tell you what it means. It doesn't mean what it looks like. It doesn't mean "I would like you to tell me something," or "Please tell me this," or "Please explain this."
首先，让我告诉你它的意思。它并不意味着“我希望你告诉我一些事情”，或“请告诉我这个”，或“请解释一下这个”。
That's not what it means. What it really means is "Why are you asking me?" That's what it means.
这不是它的意思。它真正的意思是“你为什么问我？”这才是它的意思。
It means "Why do you think I know the answer? Maybe you know more about this than I do, so maybe you should answer that question."
它的意思是“你为什么认为我知道答案？也许你比我更了解这个，所以也许你应该回答这个问题。”
If that is still a little bit confusing, then maybe this example will help you understand the idea:
如果这仍然有点令人困惑，那么也许这个例子可以帮助您理解：
Let's say that you and your friend have decided to go to a certain restaurant for dinner.
假设你和朋友决定去某家餐厅吃饭。
When you get to the restaurant, you see that it is closed. It's not open. You cannot eat dinner there.
当你到达餐厅时，你发现它关门了。它没有营业。你不能在那里吃晚餐。
And your friend is a little bit frustrated and disappointed. And she says to you, "Why is the restaurant not open? How come we cannot eat at this restaurant tonight?"
你的朋友有点沮丧和失望。她对你说：“为什么餐厅不营业？我们为什么今晚不能在这家餐厅吃饭？”
And you are also frustrated and disappointed, and you say to your friend, "You tell me." You tell me.
你也感到沮丧和失望，你对朋友说：“You tell me.”
In other words, "Why do you think I know the answer? I don't know the answer. Maybe you should answer your own question. Maybe you know just as much as I do about it. You tell me."
换句话说，“你为什么认为我知道答案？我不知道答案。也许你应该回答你自己的问题。也许你和我一样了解。你说呢。”
I think often when we use this expression, it does sound a little bit frustrated or a little bit annoyed.
我认为当我们使用这种表达方式时，它听起来确实有点沮丧或有点恼火。
One very important thing that you need to know if you want to use this expression is this: the word me is always stressed when we say this sentence.
如果你想使用这个表达方式，你需要知道的一件非常重要的事情是：当我们说这句话时，me这个词总是重读。
At least, it is always stressed when we say this sentence to mean "Why are you asking me? Why do you think I know the answer?"
至少，当我们说这句话时，意思是“你为什么问我？你为什么认为我知道答案？”，me总是重读。
In those cases, it always sounds like this: You tell me. You tell me. Do you hear how I am stressing the word me? That's how you need to say this sentence if you want it to have that meaning.
在这些情况下，它总是听起来像是You tell me。你听到我是如何强调me这个词的吗？如果你想让这句话有这个意思，你就需要这样说。
And that is "You tell me," a very natural-sounding and useful expression that I think you should know.
这就是“You tell me”，一个听起来非常自然和有用的表达方式，我认为你应该知道。
