Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?當(dāng)你到外國(guó)游樂(lè)時(shí)，要知道怎樣禮貌地懇求幫助是十分重要的。比如，你可能會(huì)問(wèn)“衛(wèi)生間在哪里?”或許“您能告訴我衛(wèi)生間在哪里嗎?“，這些用語(yǔ)都是問(wèn)路的相像問(wèn)句。兩句都是正確的，但第一句聽(tīng)起來(lái)不那么禮貌，這是由于它發(fā)問(wèn)太直接了。當(dāng)我們懇求幫助時(shí)只是正確地發(fā)問(wèn)還遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠的，我們還需要學(xué)習(xí)怎樣表達(dá)才更有禮貌。優(yōu)異的說(shuō)話者在不一樣情境會(huì)改變自己說(shuō)話的方式。他們所使用的表述或許取決于他們與誰(shuí)談話以及與發(fā)言者的熟習(xí)程度。假如你對(duì)你的同學(xué)直接問(wèn)話是完整能夠的由于你對(duì)他們很熟習(xí)。但是你對(duì)老師說(shuō)學(xué)校郊游是在什么時(shí)候?這或許聽(tīng)起來(lái)是不夠禮貌；但假如你說(shuō):請(qǐng)問(wèn)，韋斯特老師，您知道學(xué)校什么時(shí)間郊游嗎?這聽(tīng)起來(lái)就要禮貌得多。往常禮貌的發(fā)問(wèn)語(yǔ)句要長(zhǎng)一些，而且包括諸如Couldyouplease...?或CanIask...?表達(dá)。說(shuō)“彼得，麻煩你說(shuō)一下你的電子郵件地點(diǎn)好嗎?”比說(shuō)“彼得，告訴我你的電子郵件地點(diǎn)。”聽(tīng)起來(lái)更有禮貌。有時(shí)我們甚至需要花一些時(shí)間來(lái)導(dǎo)入我們的懇求。比如我們先對(duì)陌生人說(shuō)，“屈駕，我想您可否幫我一下”或許“十分對(duì)不起麻煩你，但是...“以后才說(shuō)出懇求幫助。仿佛禮貌地發(fā)言比直白地說(shuō)話更困難一些。但是，學(xué)習(xí)怎樣使用適合的語(yǔ)言是很重要的。這會(huì)幫助你與別人更好地進(jìn)行溝通。Whenyouvisitaforeigncountry,itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelppolitely.Forexample,youmayask“Wherearetherestrooms?”or“Couldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?”Thesearesimilarrequestsfordirections.Botharecorrect,butthefirstonesoundslesspolite.Thatisbecauseitisaverydirectquestion.Itisnotenoughtojustaskaquestioncorrectly.Wealsoneedtolearnhowtobepolitewhenweaskforhelp.Goodspeakerschangethewaytheyspeakindifferentsituations.Theexpressionstheyusemightdependonwhomtheyarespeakingtoorhowwelltheyknoweachother.Itisallrighttoaskdirectquestionstoyourclassmatesbecauseyouknowwell.However,ifyousaytoyourteacher,“Whenistheschooltrip?”,thismightsoundimpolite.Butifyousay,“Excuseme,Mr.West.Doyouknowwhentheschooltripis?”,thiswillsoundmuchmorepolite.Usuallypolitequestionsarelonger.Theyincludeexpressionssuchas“Couldyouplease..?”or“MayIask...?”Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,“Peter,couldyoupleasetellmeyoure-mailaddress?”than“Peter,tellmeyoure-mailaddress.”Sometimesweevenneedtospendtimeleadingintoarequest.Forexample,wemightfirstsaytoastranger,“Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme”or“I’msorrytotroubleyou,but...”beforeaskingforhelp.ItmightHowever,

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