My reading would be that the question in English is an implied criticism which is inviting the answer 'Oh, alright then, I will empty it...'. The 'No' is a denial of that implicit request. The question in Japanese is then taken at face value, and given a strictly logical response.
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ninetydegrees
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on 2004-05-18 01:32 am (UTC)