16 · 彬彬有礼的要求
A polite request
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If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it.You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: "sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a 'No Parking' area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder." If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!
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If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it.You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: "sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a 'No Parking' area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder." If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!
如果把车停错地方，交警很快就会发现。要是他没开罚单就放你走，那你真算走运。 不过，事情并不总是这样。交警有时也很客气。 有一次，我在瑞典度假，在车上发现了这样一张便条：“先生，欢迎来到我们的城市。这里禁止停车。” 便条接着写道：“如果您留意街上的标志，在这里一定会过得愉快。这张便条只是一个提醒。” 收到这样客气的请求，谁还会不照办呢！
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先沿这条线复述《彬彬有礼的要求》：违停通常受罚 → 也有温和的处理 → 收到提醒便条 → 礼貌说明规则 → 让人愿意遵守。再借一个结构讲自己的事：给本课的一个结果加上自己的条件，保留“条件成立才有这个结果”的关系。
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