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英语委婉语气表达法
英语交际中，为了使对方能愉快地接受自己的请求、建议、命令、警告等，往往要用委婉语气,尤其在口语中。
现将常见的表达方法荟萃如下：
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一、用“Will?
you...?
”提出请求等?
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（1）?
Will?
you?
（please）?
lend?
me?
some?
writing?
paper?
?
请借给我一些信纸好吗？
?
?
（2）?
Won’t?
you?
sit?
down?
and?
have?
some?
whisky?
?
要不要坐下来喝点儿威士忌?
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二、用would开头的句式提出请求?
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1.?
Would?
you?
（please/kindly）...?
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（1）?
I?
didn’t?
quite?
catch?
your?
name.?
Would?
you?
spell?
it,?
please?
?
我没听清你的名字，请拼一下好吗？
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?
（2）?
Would?
you?
kindly?
drive?
me?
home?
你能不能开车送我回家？
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?
2.?
Would?
it?
be?
possible?
/too?
much?
（for?
me）to...?
?
?
（1）?
Would?
it?
be?
possible?
for?
me?
to?
take?
three?
days?
off?
next?
month?
?
我可不可以在下个月请三天假？
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?
（2）?
Would?
it?
be?
too?
much?
to?
ask?
you?
to?
look?
after?
my?
baby?
for?
a?
moment?
?
你可以帮我看一会儿孩子吗？
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?
3.?
Would?
you?
be?
kind/good?
enough?
to?
/so?
kind?
as?
to...?
?
?
（1）?
Would?
you?
be?
kind/good?
enough?
to?
meet?
us?
at?
the?
port?
?
麻烦你到机场接我们好吗？
?
?
（2）?
Would?
you?
be?
so?
kind?
as?
to?
keep?
me?
informed?
?
请随时告诉我一些情况好吗？
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?
4.?
Would?
you?
mind?
（my）?
doing...?
?
?
Would?
you?
mind?
my?
turning?
down?
the?
volume?
of?
the?
television?
?
你不介意我把电视声音关小点儿吧?
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5.?
Would?
you?
mind?
if?
I?
...?
?
?
Would?
you?
mind?
if?
I?
asked?
you?
a?
question?
?
我可以问你一个问题吗？
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三、shall用于第一人称和第三人称，构成疑问句，提出建议或征求对方意见?
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（1）?
Shall?
we?
go?
to?
the?
concert?
tonight?
?
我?
们今晚去听音乐会好吗？
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（2）?
Shall?
she?
come?
at?
once?
?
要她马上来吗？
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四、用would,?
should,?
could,?
might表示看法、提出建议或忠告等?
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（1）?
It?
would?
seem?
that?
something?
is?
wrong?
with?
the?
truck.?
看来这部卡车出毛病了。
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（2）?
There?
might/could?
have?
been?
an?
accident?
in?
the?
street.街上可能出事故了。
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?
（3）?
I?
should?
/wouldhave?
thought?
she?
isn’t?
so?
careless.?
我本以为她不至于那么粗心。
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?
（4）?
We?
should?
start?
out?
earlier?
tomorrow.?
明天我们得早点出发。
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?
（5）?
You?
have?
a?
slight?
fever.?
I?
could?
go?
out?
to?
buy?
you?
some?
medicine.?
你有点儿发烧，我可以帮你买些药。
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（6）?
You?
might?
invite?
him?
to?
attend?
your?
wedding.?
你不妨请他参加你们的婚礼。
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（7）?
Wouldn’t?
it?
be?
a?
good?
idea?
to?
cut?
down?
your?
drinking?
?
你少喝点儿酒不是个好办法吗?
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五、用“Let’s...,OK/shall/shan’t?
we?
”提出建议?
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（1）?
Let’s?
discuss?
this?
problem?
at?
next?
meeting,?
OK/?
shall?
we?
?
我们下次会议再讨论这一问题好吗？
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?
（2）?
Let’s?
go?
upstairs?
to?
the?
Ladies’?
Wear?
Department,?
shall/shan’t?
we?
?
咱们到楼上女子服装部去好吗？
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六、用带just/kindly/please的祈使句或“祈使句+will?
you/won’t?
you/can?
you/?
could?
you?
”?
?
命令或请求?
?
（1）?
Just?
drop?
me?
off?
at?
the?
airport.?
It’s?
not?
necessary?
to?
see?
me?
off.?
到机场让我下车就行,不必送我起飞了。
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?
（2）?
Get?
some?
chalk?
quickly,?
will?
you?
快拿点粉笔来好吗？
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?
（3）?
Please?
give?
my?
love?
to?
your?
parents?
and?
Kate,?
won’t?
you?
?
请代我向你父母和凯特问好好吗？
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?
七、用“Have?
you?
thought?
of/?
considered?
doing...?
”提出建议?
?
（1）?
Have?
you?
thought?
of/?
considered?
buying?
a?
new?
house?
?
你考虑过买套新房子吗？
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?
（2）?
I?
hope?
you?
don’t?
mind?
me?
saying?
this,?
but?
have?
you?
thought?
of?
/considered?
giving?
up?
drinking?
?
我希望你不介意我这样说，但你考虑过戒酒吗？
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八、用“I?
wonder?
/I’m?
wondering/I?
was?
wondering?
if/whether?
...”提出请求?
?
（1）?
I?
wonder?
if?
I?
could?
have?
a?
word?
with?
you?
right?
now.?
不知道我可不可以现在和你说几句话。
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?
（2）?
I’m?
wondering?
if?
you’d?
guide?
me?
in?
my?
studies.?
不知您可否愿意指导我做研究。
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（3）?
I?
was?
wondering?
whether?
youwould?
care?
to?
spend?
the?
weekend?
with?
us.?
不知你是否愿意和我们一起度周末。
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九、用“I’m?
not?
sure.../I?
doubt...”或“I’m?
afraid.../I’m?
sorrry.../If?
you?
don’t?
mind...”等表示怀疑或反对?
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（1）?
—David?
is?
an?
efficient?
man.?
戴维是个能干的人。
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?
—I’m?
not?
sure?
he?
has?
the?
ability?
to?
do?
the?
work?
well.?
我没把握他有能力处理此事。
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（2）?
I?
doubt?
if?
he?
will?
keep?
his?
words.?
我怀疑?
他会不会信守诺言。
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?
（3）?
If?
you?
don’t?
mind?
me/my?
saying,?
there?
are?
certain?
factors?
you?
haven’t?
taken?
into?
account.?
如果你不介意的话，我得说，有些因素你没考虑进去。
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?
（4）?
I’m?
sorry?
I?
think?
you’re?
mistaken?
there.?
对不起，我认为你弄错了。
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（5）?
I’m?
afraid?
you?
have?
misrepresented?
the?
facts.?
恐怕你没说真话。
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十、用if/unless引导的条件句提出警告?
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（1）?
If?
you?
give?
up?
the?
chance?
to?
further?
your?
studies?
abroad,?
you?
will?
regret?
it.?
如果你放弃这次出国进修的机会，你会后悔的。
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?
（2）?
If?
you?
don’t?
make?
notes?
in?
class,?
you?
won’t?
pass?
the?
examination.?
如果你们上课不做笔记,考试就不会及格。
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（3）?
You’ll?
be?
late?
for?
the?
meeting?
unless?
you?
hurry.?
你要是不快点儿，就不能按时参加会议了。
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十一、用“If?
you?
will?
do...”从句（will表示意愿）提出请求?
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（1）?
If?
you’ll?
just?
sign?
here,?
I’ll?
cash?
you?
the?
check.?
请在这里签个字，我给你对现金。
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（2）?
If?
you?
will?
excuse?
me?
for?
a?
few?
minutes,?
I’ll?
go?
and?
tell?
the?
manager?
that?
you?
are?
here.请允许我离开一下，我去告诉经理你来了。
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十二、用“Hadn’t?
you?
better...?
”表示劝告?
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Hadn’t?
you?
better?
stop?
smoking?
here?
?
你是不是最好别在这里抽烟？
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十三、用“祈使句+or/or?
else/otherwise引导的分句”提出警告?
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（1）?
Redouble?
your?
efforts?
or?
（else）?
you?
won’t?
succeed.?
加倍努力，不然你是不会成功的。
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?
（2）?
Don’t?
let?
the?
wires?
touch.?
Otherwise?
you’ll?
kill?
yourself.?
别让电线挨着，否则你就没命了。
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十四、用肯定句代替否定句表示看法、责难或忠告等?
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（1）?
All?
music?
is?
alike?
to?
John.?
约翰毫无音乐鉴赏能力。
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（2）?
When?
I?
want?
your?
opinion,?
I’ll?
ask?
for?
you.?
需要征求你的意见时，我会问你的。
（请勿插嘴。
）?
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（3）?
There?
are?
pickpockets?
on?
the?
bus.?
车?
上有扒手。
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十五、用否定之否定表达看法等?
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（1）?
It?
is?
not?
unfair?
to?
treat?
him?
so.?
这样对他不失公平。
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?
（2）?
He?
is?
a?
person?
of?
no?
little?
importance.?
此人的作用不可小视。
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十六、用wish/hope提出请求、建议等?
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（1）?
I?
wish?
you?
don’t?
make?
so?
much?
noise?
here.?
希望你们别在这儿吵闹。
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（2）?
I?
hope?
you?
don’t?
mind?
my?
asking,?
but?
I?
wonder?
if?
you?
could?
account?
this?
plan?
?
希望您别介意，不知道您能否就这个计划作一完整说明。
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（3）?
We’re?
hoping?
your?
son?
will?
get?
married?
earlier.?
我们希望你儿子早日完婚。
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十七、用more,?
better,?
less等比较级表示看法、拒绝等?
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（1）?
It?
is?
no?
less?
than?
robbery?
to?
ask?
for?
so?
much.?
要求那么多，跟抢劫有什么两样。
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?
（2）?
You?
ought?
to?
know?
better?
than?
to?
do?
such?
things.?
你不该做这种事。
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?
（3）?
This?
is?
more?
than?
I?
am?
able?
to?
cope?
with.?
这个我做不来。
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十八、用maybe/perhaps提出建议、请求或表示反驳、反对等?
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（1）?
Maybe?
we?
should?
buy?
some?
more?
cheese.?
也许我们该多买些奶酪。
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?
（2）?
Maybe?
you?
could?
phone?
me?
tonight.?
或许?
你可在晚上给我打电话。
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（3）?
“What?
a?
long?
film!
”“Well,?
maybe,?
but?
I?
found?
it?
interesting.”“这部电影好长啊!
”“也许是吧，但我觉得很有趣。
”?
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（4）?
Perhaps?
there’s?
another?
side?
of?
the?
question.?
也许这个问题还有另一方面的情况吧！
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十九、用插入语或附加问句表示看法等?
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（1）?
That’s?
not?
quite?
right,?
I?
think.我想，那样不大对头吧！
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?
（2）?
In?
my?
opinion,?
I?
don’t?
think?
the?
dishes?
here?
are?
very?
delicious.?
在我看来，这儿的菜不是非常好吃。
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（3）?
Cold?
weather,?
isn’t?
it?
?
天冷，是吧？
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二十、用成语、典故或谚语陈述事实、提出劝告等?
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（1）?
Mr?
Smith?
is?
head?
and?
ears?
in?
debt.?
史密?
斯先生背了一身债。
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?
（2）?
Jane?
took?
French?
leave?
the?
day?
before?
yesterday.?
简前天不辞而别。
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?
（3）?
After?
seven?
straight?
victories?
the?
team?
met?
its?
Waterloo.?
这只球队连胜七场后残败。
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?
（4）?
Opportunity?
seldom?
knocks?
twice.?
机不可?
失，时不再来。
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二十一、用一般过去时代替一般现在时、过去进行时代替现在进行时、进行时代替一般时提出请求或询问看法等?
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（1）?
I’m?
sorry?
to?
trouble?
you.?
Could?
you?
check?
these?
figures?
for?
me?
?
对不起要麻烦你一下，给我核对一下这些数字行吗？
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（2）?
How?
did?
you?
like?
the?
TV?
series?
?
你觉得这部电视连续剧怎么样？
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（3）?
I?
was?
calling?
about?
the?
open?
ceremony?
tomorrow,?
Mr?
Hill.?
希尔先生，我打电话给您想问一下明天开业典礼的事。
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（4）?
We’ll?
be?
expecting?
you?
for?
our?
concert,?
Professor?
Brown.?
布朗教授，我们等您来参加我们的音乐会。
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二十二、用虚拟语气提出请求或建议?
?
（1）?
It?
would?
be?
best?
if?
you?
could?
have?
translated?
this?
article?
today.?
如果你能今天将这篇文章译完,那就太好了。
?
?
（2）?
What?
preposition?
would?
you?
advise?
me?
to?
use?
?
你看我用哪个介词好？
?
?
（3）?
If?
I?
were?
you?
/in?
your?
position,?
I?
would?
say?
good-bye?
to?
her.?
如果我是你，我就和她分手了。
?
?
（4）?
Since?
it?
has?
cleared?
up,?
we?
might?
as?
well?
walk.?
天已放晴，我们步行去吧。
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二十三、用形象、幽默陈述事实等?
?
（1）?
She?
covers?
her?
family.?
她是单身。
?
?
（2）?
This?
incident?
closed?
the?
door?
upon?
his?
promotion.?
这次事件断送了他升迁的机会。
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?
（3）?
Mr?
Li?
does?
not?
shine?
in?
conversation.?
李先生不善辞令。
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二十四、在提出命令的祈使句中用降升调或升调?
?
（1）?
Comedownstairs.?
到楼下来吧！
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?
（2）?
Tell?
us?
the?
truth.?
说实话吧！
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