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What's not to love?

17:06 Aug 27, 2009

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English term or phrase: What's not to love?

Context:
Fruits and vegetables: What's not to love?

It is a short brochure talking all about the benefits of eating vegetables and fruits everyday and creative ways of eating them as a healthy life style.

What does that mean by "What's not to love"? Considering the context, could that mean" 水果和蔬菜：哪樣你會不喜歡？

Thanks for any suggestion!!

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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

叫人如何不爱它？

Jiantao Lu

4 +1

你怎能不爱？

Ying Tian

3 +1

有什麼不讓你喜歡（心動∕喜愛）的理由？

Guei Lin

3 +1

Yes, although the phrase can be used in a sarcastic or ironic way too.

Shirley Chen

Answers

42 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

what's not to love? Yes, although the phrase can be used in a sarcastic or ironic way too.

Explanation:

"哪樣你會不喜歡？" is exactly what the phrase means in the context.

For definition and detailed explanation, please see the following references:

"A rhetorical question, suggesting that what is being spoken of is without fault."

"The phrase is now used, in the USA at least, ironically, i.e. it is applied to things which the speaker doesn't consider in the least bit likeable. "

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/whats-not-to-like.html

"This phrase is a sarcastic way of saying that something has no good features." - United States

"That's interesting. Here in the UK, I can only recall hearing it as a form of praise" - U.K.

"Here in Australia it's used both in the straightforward sense ("What's not to love about this movie? I love Matthew McConaughey in all the movies that he has starred in; he is brilliant." - Australia

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/56/messages/484.htm...

"有一个很有特点的语言现象，即 '正话反说'...'What's not to love?" 其含义是 '有什么不可爱的？'，看上去是说'可爱'，但实际上是正话反说..."
http://www2.beiwaionline.com/englishstudy/2003/apr/films_02....

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You're welcome.

Shirley Chen
United States
Local time: 14:09
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Shirley, This is more than helpful!

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

what's not to love? 有什麼不讓你喜歡（心動∕喜愛）的理由？

Explanation:
This question would be understood as "what's there you cannot love (among fruits and vegetables)?"

Just for your references.

Guei Lin
United States
Local time: 12:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8