16_A_Polite_Request
16 A Polite Request¶
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!
一旦你把汽车停错了地方，交通警察很快就会发现。 如果他没给你罚款单就放你走了，算你走运。然而，情况并不都是这样。 交通警察有时也很客气。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！
Words¶
- polite /pəˈlaɪt/ 有礼貌的
- obey /oˈbe/ 遵守
- park /pɑrk/ 停车
- traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ 交通
- ticket /ˈtɪkɪt/ 罚单
- reminder /rɪˈmaɪndɚ/ 提醒
- fail /fel/ 未能
- note /not/ 便条
- area /ˈɛriə/ 区域
- sign /saɪn/ 标志
Expressions¶
parking lot 停车场
heavy traffic police/lights/jam 交通拥堵；交警；交通灯；交通堵塞
make notes/ make a note 记笔记
leave a note 留便条
remind sb. of sth./sb. 使某人想起某事/某人
fail to do sth. 未能做某事
if引导的条件从句¶
If从句可前可后。
主将从现
If you don’t hurry, you’ll miss the train.
You’ll miss the train if you don’t hurry.
If he is out, I’ll call tomorrow.
I’ll call tomorrow if he is out.
If you give us 20 minutes, we will give you 10 years back.
If I don’t feel well tomorrow, I’ll stay at home.
主情从现
If you need money, I can lend you some.
主祈从现
If you don’t like it, don’t eat it.