Lesson 16
A polite request彬彬有礼的要求
First listen and then answer the question.听录音,然后回答以下问题。What was the polite request?If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it.一旦你把汽车停错了地方,交通警很快就会发现。You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket.如果他没给你罚单就放你走了,算你走运。However, this does not always happen.然而,情况并不都是这样,Traffic police are sometimes very polite.交通警有时也很客气。During a holiday in Sweden,有一次在瑞典度假,I found this note on my car: sir, we welcome you to our city.我发现我的车上有这样一个字条:“先生,欢迎您光临我们的城市。This is a "No Parking" area.此处是‘禁止停车’区。You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs.如果您对我们街上的标牌稍加注意,您在此会过得很愉快的。This note is only a reminder.“谨此提请注意。”If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!如果你收到这样的恳求,你是不会不遵照执行的!
生词
park v. 停放(汽车) traffic n. 交通 ticket n. 交通违规罚款单 note n. 便条 area n. 地段 sign n. 指示牌 reminder n. 提示 fail v. 无视,忘记 obey v. 服从
1.park v.停车
n.公园
parking lot / parking area停车场
2.traffic n.交通
traffic jam 交通堵塞
traffic lights 红绿灯
heavy traffic 拥挤的交通
3.ticket n.交通罚款通知单, 违章通知单
parking ticket 违法停车罚单speeding ticket 超速行驶罚单
4.police n.警察,警方
police形式上看起来是单数,但是表示复数含义(单形复义),是一个集体名词。不管是英式英语还是美式英语,police后面的谓语动词都用复数。
当表示个别的“警官”,用a police officer,或a policeman/policewoman。
5.note n.便条
make a note 作笔记
note down 记录某事
6.area n.地区,区域
rural area 农村地区
urban area 城市地区
residential area 居民区,住宅区
7.attention n.注意,专心
(1)attract attention 引起...的注意
(2)pay attention to 注意,重视
You should pay attention to what you say. 你要注意你说话的内容。
(3)机场广播中也会用到attention这个词:
Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please: Due to the poor weather condition at our airport, the Flight xxx to xxx has been delayed.
乘坐xxx 词航班前往xxx 的旅客请注意:由于本站的恶劣天气条件,本次航班不能正常起飞。
(4)attention放在句首还可以引起大家的注意
Attention, everyone!大家请注意!
8.signs n. 指示牌
9.reminder n.提醒的人/物;暗示
remind v.提醒,使...想起
remind这个词也是这几年中考的热门单词,考点主要有这三个:
①remind sb. of sth. 使...想到某物
He reminds me of his father. 他使我想起了他的父亲。
②remind sb. to do sth.
He reminds me to call Tony at seven.他提醒我七点给Tony打电话。
③remind sb. that... 提醒某人...
My friend reminded me that I hadn' t written to my mom.
朋友提醒了我,我还没有给妈妈写信。
10.request n.&v. 要求,请求