2019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, you may ask“Where are the restrooms?”or "Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?"These are similar requests for directions. Both are correct, 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 when we ask for help.

Good speaker change the way they speak in different situations. The expressions they use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know each other. It is all right to ask your classmates direct questions because you know them well.However ,if you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?”,this might sound polite.But if you say,“Excuse me,Mr.West.Do you know when the school trip is?”,this will sound much more polite.

Usually polite questions are longer.They include expressions such as “Could you please…?” or “May 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 into a request. For example, we might first say to a stranger, “Exc use 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 directly. However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. This will help you communicate with other people.

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。

会说话的人会在不同的交谈情况改变他们说话的方式。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。你对你的同学很直接提问是完全正确的，因为你们之间相互非常了解。然而，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。

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，在街上，我们可能会和陌生人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。这还会有助于你与其他人更好地交流。