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Politeness
 礼貌
polite (adj.)
 有礼貌的
rude (adj.)
 粗鲁的
 君子,绅士
gentle (adj.)
 文雅的
jerk  令人讨厌的人(俚) bastard  私生子(俚)
manners 风度  well-mannered (adj.) 有礼貌的 
  He's a jerk!
 他是个讨厌鬼
  Where are your manners? That's not very polite.
你的礼貌到哪里去了?那很不礼貌。

Please把一个命令转化为一个客气的要求。

  Please speak.  请讲。
  Please be kind.  请和善些。
  Please come.  请来。

通常要求某人做某事比命令他们去做要好。Could,不仅是can的过去式,也被用来形成请求句。

  Excuse me, could you say that again? I didn't understand.
对不起,你能再说一次吗?我没听明白。
 
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Never mind.
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 没关系
  Could you teach me? 
你能教我吗?
  Could you assist me with my homework? 
你能在功课上帮助我吗?
  Could you talk to George for me? 
你能帮我与乔治谈话吗?
 
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Yes
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of course
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sure
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no problem
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maybe
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I might.
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I'll think about it.
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perhaps
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probably not
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no
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no way
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absolutely not
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 是的
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 当然
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 一定,当然
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 没问题
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 也许
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 我也许会。
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 我会想一想的。
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 或许
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 可能不
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 不
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 不可能
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 绝对不行
favor
帮忙
  Could you do me a favor?
 你能帮我一个忙吗?

Would也用来客气地要求某人做某件事。

  Would you open the door for me?
你能帮我打开门吗?
  Would you be my friend too?
你能也做我的朋友吗? 

它也经常被用来问别人他们的偏爱与爱好。

  Would you like to learn French?
 你想学习法语吗?
  Would you prefer to live with Terry?
 你宁愿与泰利生活吗?

May用来请求允许。

  May I speak with Jim?
 我可以与吉姆谈话吗?

Let's用来在与某人一起时建议做某件事。

  Let's go!  我们走吧!
  Let's talk to the professor.
 我们与教授谈话吧。
  Lets' visit Mary.  我们去拜访玛丽吧。

permission

 许可
let - let  让
allow  允许
permit  容许,许可
  My parents don't allow me to go the mall by myself. 
我的父母不让我单独去购物中心。
  Will you let me try? 你会让我试一试吗? 
  I need to get permission first.  我首先需要得到许可。
mind  在意
  Do you mind if I come?  我来你会在意吗?
 
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No, I don't mind.
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I prefer you didn't.
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 不,我不在意
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 我希望你不会。