【英语翻译Askingforinformationorhelpisaverycommonandnecessaryactivity,especiallywhenwevisitaforeigncountry.Soknowinghowtoaskforinformationpolitelyisimportant.InEnglish,wherearetherestrooms?andCounldyoupleasetellm】

　　英语翻译

　　Askingforinformationorhelpisaverycommonandnecessaryactivity,especiallywhenwevisitaforeigncountry.Soknowinghowtoaskforinformationpolitelyisimportant.

　　InEnglish,wherearetherestrooms?andCounldyoupleasetellmewheretherestroomsare?Aresimilarrequests-botharecorrectEnglish,butthefirstcouldsoundrude.It’simportanttousecorrectlanguage,butsometimethisaloneisnotenogh-weneedtoleanhowtobepolitewhenwemakerequestes.InEnglish,justlikeinChinese,wechangethewaywespeakwhentalkingwithdifferentpeople.Theexperssionsyouusemightdependonwhomyouarespeakingtoorhowwellyouknowthem.Ifyousaytoyourteacher,Whereismybook?Yourquestionwillsoundmuchmorepolite.Ontheotherhand,itmightbealrighttotosayWhereismybook?Insomesituations,perhapswithpeopleyouknowwell.

　　Andyouwouldnotusuallysay,Peter,lendmeyourpen.AverydirctorderlikethiscansoundrudeinEnglish.UsuallyinEnglishpolitequestionsarelongerandincludeextralanguagesuchasCouldyoupleas….orCanIask```?Itsoundsmorepolitetosay,Peter,Couldyoupleasalendmeyourpen?Sometimeswemightevenneedtospendsometimeleadingintoaquestionorrequest,forexample,ifyoustopastrangerinthestreet,wemightfirstsay,Excuseme,IwonderifyoucanhelpmeorI’msorrytotrubleyoubut,beforeaskingthemforhelp.

　　Itmightseemthatspeakingpolitelyismoredifficutewthanbeingdirect,andinawaythismaybetrue.However,inordernottooffendpeople,learningaboutlanguageeiquetteisjustasbetteraiEnglish,oranyotherlanguageyouwishtospeak.