TOP 10 Polite English Expressions: Advanced Vocabulary Lesson · Speak English With Vanessa
学习10个日常礼貌英语表达，适合练习请求帮助、提出建议和委婉提问等场景，提升英语沟通的礼貌程度。
Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.
嗨，我是 Vanessa，来自 SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com 网站。
Do you want to be polite?
你想表现得有礼貌吗？
Let's talk about it.
我们来谈谈这件事吧。
Everyone wants to be polite, right?
每个人都希望表现得有礼貌，对吧？
Well, most people.
嗯，大多数人都是这样。
Sometimes you have a small favor to ask someone.
有时候，你需要向别人请求一个小忙。
"Could you open the door?
你能打开门吗？
My hands are full."
我的手忙得不可开交。
Or maybe you have a big favor to ask someone.
或者，你可能想向某人请求一个很大的帮忙。
"By any chance, could you feed my cats over the weekend while I'm gone?"
有没有可能呢？我周末不在家的时候，你能帮我喂喂我的猫吗？
You need to use the correct polite expressions for each of these situations to continue having good relationships with people around you.
在每种情况下，你都需要使用恰当、礼貌的表达方式，这样才能继续与周围的人保持良好的关系。
Today, we're going to focus on the top 10 polite expressions that you can use in daily life.
今天，我们将重点介绍日常生活中可以使用的10种最礼貌的表达方式。
I use these all the time, and so can you.
我经常使用这些工具，你也可以同样使用它们。
I'm from the U.S., and when I studied abroad in the UK, I found this funny survival guide to how to live in the UK,
我来自美国。当我在英国留学时，发现了一份非常有趣的“生存指南”，里面介绍了如何在英国生活。
and this was one of the images in that survival guide.
这就是那本生存指南中所包含的图片之一。
On one side you can see the man is drowning and he says, "Help!"
从画面中可以看到，那个人正在溺水，他不停地喊着：“救命！
and it says "This is wrong.
上面写着：“这是错误的。
You shouldn't say this," and on the other side it says, "Excuse me, sir.
你不应该这么说。”而另一边则写着：“对不起，先生。
I'm terribly sorry to bother you, but I wonder if you would mind helping me for a moment,
非常抱歉打扰您，但我想请问您是否愿意花一点时间帮我一个忙。
as long as it's no trouble, of course."
当然，只要不麻烦的话。
Do you think this is realistic?
你觉得这现实吗？
Of course not.
当然不会。
This is an exaggeration of British culture.
这种对英国文化的描述其实有些夸张了。
It's not true in the UK, it's not true in the U.S., but it is nice to include some polite expressions,
这在英国并不成立，在美国也不成立；不过，加入一些礼貌的表达方式还是不错的。
not when you're drowning, you can say, "Help, help, help!"
当你正在溺水时，你当然可以大喊：“救命啊！
of course, but in daily life it's great to use a few polite expressions.
当然可以，但在日常生活中，使用一些礼貌的表达方式确实非常有用。
Let's talk about them.
我们来谈谈它们吧。
The first seven polite phrases are great for asking a favor.
前七个礼貌的用语非常适合用来请求帮助。
A favor is when you're asking someone to do something for you.
当你请求某人为你做某事时，这就属于“帮忙”的范畴了。
The first one is using could or would.
第一个例子中使用了 “could” 或 “would”。
They are both exactly the same.
它们完全一模一样。
Could you do me a favor?
你能帮我一个忙吗？
Would you help me?
你能帮我吗？
Would you please tell me where the closest subway station is?
请问你能告诉我最近的地铁站在哪里吗？
Can you use can in these situations?
在这些情况下，你可以使用 “can” 吗？
Maybe if you're with some close friends and you're asking them to do something simple like, "Can you pass me that paper?"
也许当你和一些亲密的朋友在一起时，你可以请他们做一些简单的事情，比如：“能把那张纸递给我吗？
"Can you look at the GPS while I drive?"
我开车的时候，你能帮忙看一下 GPS 的情况吗？
That's fine.
没关系。
But if you want to take it up to the next level, you could say could or would.
但如果你想将这种表达提升到一个更高的层次，你可以使用 “could” 或 “would” 来代替 “can”。
That was a pretty basic expression, so let's go on to some more advanced ones.
那只是一个非常基础的表达方式，那么让我们来看看一些更高级的表达方式吧。