Improve Your English Vocabulary: 10 Polite Ways to Ask for Something · Learn English with Harry
本课教你在日常、职场等不同场合用礼貌方式请求他人。适合中级和高级英语学习者提升口语表达和自信。
Hi there, this is Harry.
嗨，我是哈里。
And welcome back to Advanced English Lessons with Harry, where we try to help you to get a better understanding of the English language,
欢迎大家再次回到由哈里主持的“高级英语课程”中。在这里，我们致力于帮助大家更好地理解英语这门语言。
in this particular lesson, this advanced lesson, we're looking at ways to say things politely.
在这节特别的、高级的课程中，我们学习了如何用礼貌的方式表达自己的意思。
How to ask for something politely in English.
如何用英语礼貌地请求某件事。
So advanced ways in which you can ask for something politely in English.
这些是非常高级的表达方式，可以帮助你用英语礼貌地提出请求。
So I'll give you the particular way in which you can ask politely, and I'll give you an example of how to use it.
下面我会告诉你们如何礼貌地提出请求的具体方法，并举一个使用该方法的例子。
Okay, so let's get started first, can you?
好的，那我们先开始吧，可以吗？
So we can use this way for lots of ways.
因此，我们可以用这种方式来实现很多不同的目的。
Can you get me a new plate?
你能给我拿一个新盘子吗？
So you're sitting in a restaurant and the plate in front of you is dirty.
你坐在餐厅里，面前的盘子很脏。
So rather than just sticking your hand up and waving to the waiter or the waitress when they come past you,
因此，当服务员经过你身边时，不要只是简单地举起手来向他们挥手。
you might say, sorry.
你可以说：“对不起。
Can you please get me a clean plate?
你能给我拿一个干净的盘子吗？
Or can you please get me a knife and fork or a spoon?
或者，请您给我拿一把刀、一把叉子或一把勺子好吗？
So can you.
所以你也可以做到。
And you can use that in a polite way.
你可以用一种礼貌的方式来表达这一点。
And a lot of it is to do with the intonation also in your voice.
这在很大程度上也与你的说话语调有关。
Can you please.
您能麻烦一下吗？
I'm sorry to ask, can you please or would you kindly pass me the salt?
很抱歉打扰您，您能帮我把盐递过来吗？
Would you kindly bring me a glass of water?
请您帮我拿一杯水来，好吗？
So would you.
你也会这么做的。
Would you kindly.
请您好吗？
Would you kindly pass me the salt?
请把盐递给我好吗？
Would you kindly bring me a bottle of water?
请您帮我拿一瓶水来，好吗？
Would you mind telling me where the nearest bank is?
您能告诉我最近的银行在哪里吗？
Would you mind if I asked you a question?
你介意我问你一个问题吗？
So again, we're being very, very polite in the way we can bring these situations up.
所以，我们再次强调：在提出这些问题时，我们表现得非常非常有礼貌。
Number three.
第三点。
Do you think you could?
你认为自己能够做到吗？
Do you think you could make the meeting a little earlier?
你觉得可以把会议的时间提前一点吗？
Because I have to leave to pick my children up from school.
因为我必须离开去学校接我的孩子们。
Do you think you could copy those slides to me later?
你觉得之后可以把那些幻灯片复制给我吗？
I would really appreciate it.
我真的很感激。
Do you think you could drop me to the train station on your way home?
你觉得在回家的路上你能顺便把我送到火车站吗？
My car is in the garage, and I need to get that train at 6:00.
我的车停在车库里，而我必须在 6 点之前赶上那趟火车。
Otherwise I'm going to be late.
否则我会迟到的。
Do you think you could?
你认为自己能够做到吗？
Number four, would you consider cancelling or postponing the launch for another few days until I'm able to finish that research?
第四点：您是否可以考虑取消或推迟产品的发布时间，再等几天，直到我完成相关研究为止？
Would you consider would you consider inviting spouses to the party as well?
您是否可以考虑也邀请配偶参加这次聚会呢？
I think their people would really appreciate it if their partners were invited to the party.
我认为，如果他们的伴侣能被邀请参加派对，他们会非常感激的。