2014秋季九年级英语unit3课文及翻译

2014秋季九年级英语unit3课文及翻译

Could You Please…?

When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. For example, “Where are the restrooms?” are similar requests for directions to a place. Both are correct English, but the first one sounds less polite. That is because it is very direct question. It is not enough to just ask a question correctly. We also need to learn how to be polite by being less direct – or more indirect—when we ask for help.

In English, as in Chinese, we change the way we speak when we talk with different people. The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?”, when the school trip is?”, this will sound much more polite. However, it is all right to ask direct questions in some situations, like with your classmates.

Usually polite questions are longer and include more language such as “Could you please…?” or “Can I ask…?” It sounds more polite to say, “Peter, could you please tell me your e-mail address?” than “Peter, tell me your e-mail address.” Sometimes we even need to spend time leading in to a request. For example, with a stranger on the street, we might first say, “Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or “I’m sorry to trouble you, but ... before asking for helping.

It might seem more difficult to speak politely than be direct. However, it is important to learn how to use proper language. This will also help you become better at English. or any other language you wish to speak.

当你在外国旅游时，知道如何礼貌地寻求帮助是很重要的。例如：“休息室在哪里？”或者“请问能告诉我休息室在哪里吗？”是问一个地方在哪里的相似问法。两种说法语法都正确，但是第一种没有第二种听起来礼貌。那是因为第一种问法太直接。只是正确地提问还不够。当我们在寻求帮助的时候，我们还需要学会如何在寻求帮助时表现礼貌而且用不那么直接或者更间接的方法。

就像中文里，在英语中我们会和不同的人交谈改变不同的说话方式。你使用的短语可能取决于你说话的对象或者你了解他们的程度。如果你对老师说“哪天去校游？”，这可能听起来不太礼貌。但是如果你说“韦斯特先生，打扰一下，你知道哪天去校游吗？”，这样听起来会礼貌得多。但是，在某些情况下直接提问是没有关系的，比如和你的同学们在一起。

礼貌的问题通常比较长，而且包含例如“请问你能……？”或“我可以问一下……？”等更多的语言。“彼得，请问你能告诉我你的邮箱地址吗？”比“彼得，告诉我你的邮箱地址。”听起来更礼貌。有时候我们甚至需要花时间来引到请求上。例如，和陌生人在街上，我们可能会在寻求帮助前先开始说：“打扰一下，不知道你是否可以帮我”或者“很抱歉打扰你，但是……”

礼貌地说话比起直接说话可能看上去更难。但是，学会如何使用正确的语言很重要。这还会有助于你把英语学得更好，或者其他任何你想说的语言。