Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求
If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: 'Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a "No Parking" area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.' If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!
New words and expressions 生词和短语
park v. 停放（汽车） traffic n. 交通 ticket [ˈtikit] n. 交通违规罚款单 note [nəut]n. 便条area [ˈɛəriə] n. 地段 sign [sain]n. 指示牌 reminder [rɪˈmaɪndə] n. 提示 fail [feil] v. 无视，忘记 obey [əˈbei] v. 服从
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一旦你把汽车停错了地方，交通警很快就会发现。如果他没给你罚单就放你走了，算你走运。然而，情况并不都是这样，交通警有时也很客气。有一次在瑞典度假，我发现我的车上有这样一个字条：“先生，欢迎您光临我们的城市。此处是‘禁止停车’区。如果您对我们街上的标牌稍加注意，您在此会过得很愉快的。谨此提请注意。”如果你收到这样的恳求，你是不会不遵照执行的！
1. A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求
1) polite [pə'lait] adj. (politer, politest) more polite和most polite亦常见
1. having or showing good manners and respect for the feelings of others有礼貌的；客气的；儒雅的 synonym: courteous ['kə:tiəs]有礼貌的；客气的；(尤指) 恭敬的，谦恭的
. 请礼貌待客。Please be polite to our guests.
2. socially correct but not always sincere 应酬的；礼节性的；客套的：
. 我不晓得怎么说应酬话。I don’t know how to make polite conversation.
3. [only before noun] from a class of society that believes it is better than others 上流社会的
adv. politely n. [u] politeness
2) request [riˈkwest] n., v.
n. ~(for sth.) / ~(that…)
1. the action of asking for sth. formally and politely(正式或礼貌的)要求，请求：. 他们要求再给一些帮助。They made a request for further aid.
他按照经理的要求到了那里。
He was there at the request of his manager/at his manager’s request.(=because his manager had asked him to go)
2. a thing that you formally ask for要求的事
. 广播点播节目 a radio request programme (=a programme of music, songs, etc. that listeners have asked for)
v. ~sth. (from sb.) (formal) to ask for sth. or ask sb. to do sth. in a polite or formal way(正式或礼貌地)请求；要求
. [vn] 你可以索要一份免费的宣传单。You can request a free copy of the leaflet.
(copy n. [c] 1. (书、报纸等的一本，一册，一份) 2. [c] ~(of sth.) 复印件，复制品)
(leaflet[ˈli:flit] n. 散页印刷品；传单；宣传手册；广告手册)
[vn to inf] 请不要在餐馆里吸烟。You are requested not to smoke in the restaurant.
他们要求他离开。They request ed him to leave.
[v that] 她要求下次开会前不要向任何人透露她的决定。
She requested that no one be told of her decision until the next meeting.
她要求不要向任何人谈起她的决定。She requested that no one should be told of her decision.
2. If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. 一旦你把汽车停错了地方，交通警很快就会发现。
1) 英语中指每个人/任何人的不定代词通常是one:
. 一个人永远不会知道明天将会发生什么事。(即大家都不知道)
One can never know what will happen tomorrow.
但在日常会话中，非正式的you则更为常用：
. 如果你进行一次环球旅行的话，你就会看到许多风景胜地。(you为泛指) If you make a journey around the world, you’ll see many beauty spots.
2) park [pɑ:k] v., n.
v. 1. to leave a vehicle that you are driving in a particular place for a period of time.停(车)；泊(车)
. [v] 此处不准停车。You can’t park here.
[vn] 此处禁止停车。You can’t park the car here.
2. [vn.+adv./prep.] ~yourself(informal) to sit or stand in a particular place for
a period of time坐下(或站着)
. 她坐在床沿上。She parked herself on the edge of the bed.
n.
1. [c] an area of public land in a town or a city where people go to walk, play and relax公园
. 我们去公园散了散步。We went for a walk in the park.
2. (in compounds构成复合词) an area of land used for a particular purpose专用区；园区
. 商业/科学园区 a business/science park 野生动物园 a wildlife park
( wildlife n. [u] 野生动物；野生生物)
3. [c] (in Britain) an enclosed area of land, usually with fields and trees, attached to a large country house(英国)庄园；庭院
4. [c] (AmE) a piece of land for playing sports, esp. baseball 运动场；(尤指)棒球场
5.(the park) (BrE) a football or rugby field 足球场；橄榄球场(rugby [ˈrʌɡbi]n. [u] 橄榄球运动)
3) 句尾的it代指的是句子的整个if从句，即你把汽车停错了地方这件事。
parking n. [u]
1. the act of stopping a vehicle at a place and leaving it there for a period of time停车；泊车
. 上午九时至下午六时此处禁止停车。There is no parking here between 9 . and 6 . 2. a space or an area for leaving vehicles 停车场；停车位
parking lot n. (AmE) an area where people can leave their cars 停车场
