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!

Words

• polite /pəˈlaɪt/ 有礼貌的
• obey /oˈbe/ 遵守

Expressions

parking lot 停车场

heavy traffic police/lights/jam

make notes/ make a note

leave a note

remind sb. of sth./sb.

fail to do sth.

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.