POLITENESS: SUMMARY 礼貌表达的总结
我们总结一下表示礼貌的说话方法：
⑴要求别人做什么事时，不能单纯地用命令句，要在其后面加上please,或者Couls you…?
Sit there.
"Please sit there.
"Sit there, please.
"Could you sit there, please?
Speak slowly.
"Please speak slowly.
"Speak slowly, please?
"Could you speak slowly, please?
Wait a minute.
"Please wait a minute.
"Please wait a minute.
"Wait a minute, please.
"Could you wait a minute, please.
⑵在寻求对方许可时，比起Can I…?更常用Could I…?May I …? 或Might I…?
Can I disturb you for a moment? " Could I disturb you for a moment?
Can I use this? "May I use this, please?
Can I make a suggestion? "Might I make a suggestion?
⑶如果你觉得自己要做的事会给对方带来麻烦的话，常用Do you mind if…?
Can I close this window?
(-Sure.)
"Do you mind if I close this window?
(-N0, not at all.)
在被问到Do you mind it…?而要回答“介意”时，要用I’drather you didn’t,而不是Yes, I do mind.
Do有闽东itIclosethiswindow？
-Yes，I do mind. "-I’d rather you didn’t.
⑷在否定句里，如果用I’m afraid…或I’m sorry,but …会使语气更为缓和。
Can I take this book home? "No, you can’t .
"-I’m afraid that isn’t possible.
"-No, that’s not allowed.
"-I’m sorry, but that isn’t allowed.
⑸使用比较柔和的词：
Wait a minute. "Wait just ine minute.
I don’t understand. "I don’t quite understand.
I don’t like…"I don’t really like…
Do you like…? "No. Not much.
"-No, Not really.
Are you free this everything?
–No. "-I’m afraid not.
Would you like to…?
-No. "-I’d love to, but I can’t.
I don’t care. "I don’t mind.
⑹对不熟悉的人常用比较正式的表达：
Sit down. "Take a seat.
Wait a minute. "Wait a moment.
Do you want (to)…? "Would you like (to)…?
