文章翻译when. You. visit. a. foreign. country,文章翻

文章翻译when. You. visit. a. foreign. country,文章翻

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?” or “Could you please tell me

where the restrooms are?” are similar requests
for directions to a place. Both are correct English, but the first one sounds less polite. That is because it is
a 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.

当你去外国旅游时，知道如何礼貌地寻求帮助是重要的。例如，“洗手间在哪里
?
”或“请你告诉我洗手间在哪里好吗？是去一个
地方怎么走
( direction
方向
)
的类似请求二者都是正确的，但第一句听起来较不礼貌。那是因为它是一个很直接的问题。只是正确地
问一个问题是不够的。当我们寻求帮助的时候，我们也需要学习如何不那么直接

或者更间接

而变得有礼貌。

Asking for information or help is a very common and necessary activity, especially when we visit a foreign country. So knowing how to
ask for information politely is important. In English,
“
Where are the restrooms?
”

and
“
Could you please tell me where the restrooms are
”

are similar requests both are correct English, but
the first could sound rude. It’s impo
rtant to use correct language, but sometimes this alone is
not enough we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests.

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?”,

this might sound impolite. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr.
West. Do you know
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.
当与不同的人在不同的情况下交谈时，
讲英语很棒的人会改变他们说话的方式。
他们所使用的表达方式可能取决于他们和谁说话或
他们对彼此的熟悉程度。在有些情况下是可以直接提问的，比如和你的同学。然而，如果你对你的老师说，“学校旅行是在什么时
候
?"
，这也许听起来很不礼貌。但是如果你说“打扰一下，维斯特先生。你知道学校旅行是在什么时候吗
?"
，这听起来会更礼貌。

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 fi
rst say, “Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or “I’m
sorry
to trouble you, but ...” before asking for help.

有礼貌的问题通常更长一些，而且包括像“
Could you please. . .
或“
Can I ask _ ?
”之类的表达方式说“彼得，请你告诉我你的电子
邮件的地址好吗
?
”比“彼得，告诉我你的电子邮件地址。”听起来更有礼貌。有时，我们甚至需要花些时间来导入一个请求。例
如，在我们向街上的陌生人寻求帮助之前，我们可能首先说，
“打扰一下，我想知道你是否可以帮助我。”或者“我很抱歉打扰你，
但是
......
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.
似乎有礼貌地说话比直接表达可能更困难。然而，学习如何使用恰当的语言是重要的。这也将有助于你更精通英语，或其他任何一
种你想说的语言。