“What’s your problem?”
两天前的百度AI开发者大会上，百度CEO李彦宏在演讲过程中，被人当头浇了一整瓶矿泉水。
沉默数秒后，李彦宏用英语问了一句：What’s your problem?
此事在网上引起热议，“What’s your problem?”也迅速走红。
有些报道把这句话翻译成了“你有什么问题”，是不是觉得有点不对劲？这句话的准确含义是什么呢？我们来看看牛津高阶词典怎么说。
What's your problem?
used to show that you think somebody is being unreasonable
（认为对方不讲道理时说）你怎么了，你犯啥病啊
举个例子：
What's your problem?—I only asked if you could help me for ten minutes.
你有毛病啊？我只是问问你能不能抽十分钟帮个忙而已。
可见，“What’s your problem?”是不太客气的表达，在对方不讲理时使用。不能字对字理解为“你有什么问题”，更不能用于提问或询问别人的情况。
如果想问对方有什么需要解答的问题，可以这样说：
What’s your question?
Any questions?
如果想问对方“出了什么事”或“哪里不舒服”，可以这样说：
Is anything wrong?
What’s wrong?
看来，对熟悉的单词也不能掉以轻心。还是要勤查词典，才能掌握准确、地道的英语表达。
在英语口语中，problem还有哪些常见用法呢？
with something
to disagree with or object to something
对…有异议；不同意；反对
I have no problem with you working at home tomorrow.
你明天在家里工作，我没有意见。
We are going to do this my way. Do you have a problem with that? (=showing that you are impatient with the person that you are speaking to)
这件事将按照我的方法来做，你有什么意见吗？
a. used to show that you are happy to help somebody or that something will be easy to do (also not a problem)
（表示乐于相助或事情容易做）没问题
这时no problem = not a problem
—Can I pay by credit card?
—Yes, no problem.
—我能用信用卡付款吗？
—行，没问题。
b. used after somebody has thanked you or said they are sorry for something
（回答别人的道歉或道谢）没什么
—Thanks for the ride.
—No problem.
—谢谢你载我一程。
—不客气。
not my problem
used to show that you do not care about somebody else’s difficulties
那不关我的事
/their/your problem
used to show that you think a person should deal with their own difficulties
那是她/他/他们/你自己的问题
（摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第9版）
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