新概念英语第二册16_A polite request

Lesson 16: A polite request
一个彬彬有礼的请求

Key words and expressions

• request 要求
• park (one’s car) 停放汽车
• traffic 交通
• ticket 交通违规罚款单
  • give sb a ticket 给某人开罚单
• Sweden 瑞典
• note 便条
• sign 指示牌
• reminder 提示
• obey 服务

Questions on the text

1. What will traffic polite usually do if you park your car in the wrong place?
   1. They will usually give you a ticket.
2. What did the writer find on his car during a holiday in Sweden?
   1. He found a note on his car. The note said welcome to the city.
3. What does the writer think of the police’s request?
   1. He thinks the request is very polite.

Language points

1. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket.
   1. get a ticket 吃罚单
   2. give sb. a ticket for speeding 给某人一个超速的罚单
2. Traffic police(复数名词) are sometimes very polite.
   1. a policeman -> policemen
   2. a policewoman -> policewomen
3. Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a “No Parking” area.
   1. Sir 是对男性的礼貌称谓。Madam对女性.
   2. Don’t forget your hat, sir.
   3. No Smoking
   4. No Cycling 禁止骑行
   5. No admittance 禁止入内
4. If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!
   1. fail to do sth: 未能做某事，忘记或疏忽做某事
      1. He failed to come.
      2. She cannot fail to recognize me. 她不可能认不出来我。
      3. He never fails to write to his mother every week.
   2. you 泛指人称 one

Key structures and usage

1. 条件从句(语句中用一般将来时，从句中一般现在时)
   1. If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will find it.
   2. You will be lucky if he lets you go without a ticket.
   3. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs.
   4. If you receivea request like this, you cannot(主句中情态动词没有时态问题) fail to obey it.

Extension

You might find your car told away.

You cannot always expect to have good luck.