- 她不能写字也不能看书。
She cannot write or read.
- 能不能请你拿着这端？
Will you please hold this edge?
- 能不能请你把窗关了?
Would you please shut the window?
- 钱能不能买到幸福？
Can money buy happiness?
- 万能的神能不能创造一块重得连祂自己也拿不起的石头呢？
Can an omnipotent God create a stone so heavy that even He may not lift it?
- 我能不能够订一个圣诞节时去夏威夷的位子?
Can I reserve a seat to Hawaii for Christmas?
- 能不能麻烦你告诉我去邻村怎么走？
Sorry, but can you show me the way to the next village?
- 我能不能看一下你的报纸？
Can I have a look at your newspaper?
- 去外国旅行不能不带护照。
A passport is something you cannot go without when you go to a foreign country.
- 为什麽你不能早点来？
What prevented you from coming earlier?
