Read the article and underline the topic sentence for each paragraph.
读文章并划出每段的主旨句!#bE-+c.[B_NeMhNPF-。
Could You Please...?
请问你能……？
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely.
当你在外国旅游时,知道如何礼貌地寻求帮助是很重要的&QBsbBN!icD(7Dd。
For example, you may ask "Where are the restrooms?" or "Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?"
例如：你可以说“休息室在哪里？”或者“请问能告诉我休息室在哪里吗？”
These are similar requests for directions.
是问一个地方在哪里的相似问法vdPU6+#00PeZnR[+6=。
Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite.
两种说法语法都正确,但是第一种没有第二种听起来礼貌vd(q[7f7bgP5TH__。
That is because it is a very direct question.
那是因为第一种问法太直接|1Sf)Kp!a&。
It is not enough to just ask a question correctly.
只是正确地提问还不够jkMf)W2W7p0。
We also need to learn how to be polite when we ask for help.
我们还需要学会如何在寻求帮助时如何表现出礼貌uxR^r8k,y2。
Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.
会说话的人根据场合的不同变换说话的方式nX.2.@4HEr.,g3x。
The expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other.
他们运用的表达取决于他们正在和谁说话或者他们了解彼此的深浅%E*uj0ma3tJ_)。
It is all right to ask direct questions to your classmates because you know them well.
向你的同学直接问问题是没有问题的，因为你很了解他们1E;5%nQ^kwmCUgU;bwi。
However, if you say to your teacher, "When is the school trip?", this might sound impolite.
然而，如果你对你的老师说：“学校郊游在什么时候？”这或许听起来不礼貌x6P*Q~~XioRD;1K[。
But if you say, "Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is?",
但是如果你说；“打扰一下，韦斯特先生，你知道学校郊游什么时候开始吗？”
this will sound much more polite.
这听上去就更加有礼貌了nU@jhpsH|WW9[4。
Usually polite questions are longer.
通常有礼貌的问题比较长E|b=OAQ^cBxliu。
They include expressions such as "Could you please...?" or "May I ask...?"
包括像“请问你能……？”或者“请问……？”
It sounds more polite to say, "Peter, could you please tell me your e-mail address?" than "Peter, tell me your e-mail address."
这样说：“彼得，请问你能告诉我你的邮件地址吗？”比“彼得，告诉我你的邮件地址rXOOF~|15AQxfY。”更远礼貌_7tC@TPg%Cf9k7t3H。
Sometimes we even need to spend time leading in to a request.
有时我们甚至需要花时间引入请求uH-X)Wl0fn]i#@1C7ULi。
For example, we might first say to a stranger,
例如，我们或许先和一位陌生人说：
"Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me" or "I'm sorry to trouble you, but..." before asking for help.
“打扰一下，不知道你能不能帮我一下”或者“很抱歉打扰到你，但是……”在寻求帮助之前i;*|NsXnMkN%+。
It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly.
或许礼貌地说话比直接说要困难7[!IynMsMoy。
However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.
然而，学会在不同的情景使用正确的预言是重要的VErKV~(oN[。
This will help you communicate better with other people.
这会帮助你和其他人更好的沟通[]b%KVnt)azJ%o2]|_J]。

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