Asking for information or help is a very common and necessary activity, especially when we visit a foreign country. So knowing how to ask for information politely is important. In English, "Where are the restrooms?" and "Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?" are similar requests—both are correct English, but the first could sound rude. It’s important to use correct language, but sometimes this alone is not enough—we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests.
In English, just like in Chinese, we change the way we speak when talking with different people. The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, "Where is my book?" this will sound rude. But if you say, "Excuse me, Mr West. Do you know where my book is?" your question will sound much more polite. On the other hand, it might be alright to say "Where is my book?" in some situations, perhaps with people you know well.
And you would not usually say, "Peter, lend me your pen. " A very direct order like this can sound rude in English. Usually in English polite questions are longer and include extra language, such as "Could you please...?" or "Can I ask...?" It sounds more polite to say, "Peter, could you please lend me your pen?" Sometimes we might even need to spend some time leading in to a question or request. For example, if you stop a stranger in the street, we might first say, "Excuse me. I wonder if you can help me. " or "I’m sorry to trouble you but," before asking them for help.
It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct, and in a way this may be true. However, in order not to offend people, learning about the language etiquette is just as important as learning grammar or vocabulary. And doing this will also help you become better at English, or any other language you wish to speak.
小題1: It’s important to know how to_     _in English when we visit a foreign country.
小題2: When you talk with different people, you need to__       _.
小題3: Extra words are used to help__      ___.
小題4:._      _is as important as learning language structure.
小題5: How do you say " Don’t smoke here. " politely? "_         __*

小題1:ask for information politely 
小題1:change the way you speak
小題1:make language more politely
小題1:Learning about language etiquette 
小題1:Would you mind not smoke here?/Could you please not smoke here?

小題1:根據(jù)第一段Asking for information or help is a very common and necessary activity, especially when we visit a foreign country.描述,可知答:ask for information politely 
小題1:根據(jù)第二段In English, just like in Chinese, we change the way we speak when talking with different people. 描述,可知答:change the way you speak
小題1:根據(jù)第三段Usually in English polite questions are longer and include extra language, such as "Could you please...?" or "Can I ask...?" It sounds more polite to say,描述,可知答:make language more politely
小題1:根據(jù)最后一段However, in order not to offend people, learning about the language etiquette is just as important as learning grammar or vocabulary.描述,可知答:Learning about language etiquette 
小題1:根據(jù)It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct,可知可以說Would you mind not smoke here?你介意不在這里抽煙嗎?/Could you please not smoke here?能請您不在這里抽煙嗎?
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