SA - Chinese Grammar

It is a pattern that can be used to emphasize certain unexpected or surprising events or information. It is used the same way even is in English. For example, 他工作很努力，连周末都不休息。(He works very hard, even no rest on weekend.) It means that he should have a rest on weekend. And you can also use the pattern in the text " 别说 ... ... 连 ... ... 都 ... ... ". That is " 他工作很努力，别说平时，连周末都不休息 ", which means he works very hard, he never rests on weekend let alone on weekdays.

还 ... ... 啊？

This is a rhetorical question, which emphasizes someone should do something. The sentence 还 " 有心情看杂技啊？" means that you should have no mood to watch the acrobatic show. And for John's response, " 为什么没有啊？", that is another kind of rhetorical question. In this case, " 为什么 ... ... 呢？" also emphasizes "should do". It indicates that I should have the mood to watch the acrobatic show.

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