英語中常重復(fù)使用詞、詞組、句子和段落，以表達強烈的感情，達到強調(diào)的目的，起到修辭效果。

例1. And what if she should die? She won't die. People don't die in childbirth nowadays. That was what all husbands thought. Yes, but whaL if she should die? She won't die. She's just having a bad time. The initial labour is usually protracted. She's only having a bad time. Afterwards we'd say what a bad time and Catherine would say it wasn't really so bad. But what is she should die? She can't die. Yes, but what if she should die? She can't. I tell you. Don't be fool. It's just a bad time. It's just nature giving her. It's only the first labour, which is almost always protracted. Yes, what if she should die? She can't die. Why would she die? What reason is there for her to die? There's just a child that has to be born, the by-product of good nights in Milan. It makes trouble and is born and then you look after it and get fond of it maybe. But what is she should die? She won't. She's all right. But what is she should die? She can't die. But what if she should die? Hey, what about that? What is she should die?

她如果死了怎么辦？她是不會死的，在這年頭人是不會因為分娩而死的，所有做丈夫的都會這么想。對，她如果死了怎么辦？她不會死。她只不過在受一陣子罪罷了。產(chǎn)程開始時通常要拖得很久， 她只不過在受一陣子罪罷了。事情過后我們會說受了多大ー陣子罪，凱瑟琳則說實在算不了什么?？墒撬绻懒嗽趺崔k？她不能死。對，如果死了怎么辦？她不能死，我告訴你，別做傻瓜，她只是受一陣子罪而已，她天生得受這種罪，這只不過是生產(chǎn)，幾乎總是拖得很久。對，她要是死了怎么辦？她不能死，她憑什么會死？她有什么理由死？只不過是要出生個孩子，我們在米蘭夜夜歡娛的結(jié)晶罷了， 它引起麻煩，生出來之后你就會撫養(yǎng)它而且說不定還會喜歡它?？墒撬绻懒嗽趺崔k？她不會的，她沒問題。可是她如果死了怎么辦？她不能死?？墒撬绻懒嗽趺崔k？嘿，你想怎么樣？她要是死了怎么辦？（上段中反復(fù)的是句子，表達作者焦慮擔心的心情，起到修辭效果。）