A polite request译文和生词

Lesson 16 A polite request

彬彬有礼的要求

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!

参考译文

一旦你把汽车停错了地方，交通警很快就会发现。如果他没给你罚单就放你走了，算你走运。然而，情况并不都是这样，交通警有时也很客气。有一次在瑞典度假，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。此处是‘禁止停车’区。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。谨此提请注意。”如果你收到这样的恳求，你是不会不遵照执行的！

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

If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!

cannot fail to双重否定，加强语气。

She will never fail to keep her promise.

她绝不食言。

However, this does not always happen.

not always部分否定

always的否定式："并非总是（并非一直）……" 例如：

He is not always so sad. 他并不是一直都这样悲伤。

all the time 的否定式："并非一直……"、"未必老是……" 例如：

A foolish man doesn't make a mistake all the time.

笨人未必老是犯错误。