在祈使句中,我们通常用 please 开头一个句子。如:
Please come in.
Please wait a moment.
Please tell me what you know.
Please help me with the heavy box.
但是,如果是一个疑问句也可以用 please 开头吗?比如:
Please can you do it for me?
Please can you tell me the news?
张老师:
在祈使句中,我们通常用 please 开头一个句子。如:
Please come in.
Please wait a moment.
Please tell me what you know.
Please help me with the heavy box.
但是,如果是一个疑问句也可以用 please 开头吗?比如:
Please can you do it for me?
Please can you tell me the news?
——参考:
Wordorder
We usually put please at the end of a request with could, can and would, but we can also put it at the beginning or in the middle. Please in the mid position makes the request stronger.
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Could you say that again,please? Would you say that again,please? |
Please could you do that again? Please would you say that again? |
Could you please say that again? Can we please change the subject? |
This is the most common position for please in a request. |
Please in front position can make the request sound stronger, like an order. |
Please in mid position makes the request stronger. In this positionplease is often stressed. |
When talking to adults, children often use please in front position to adults when making a request or asking for permission.
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[child to teacher] Please can I leave early today, Sir? |
[employee to boss] Can I leave early today,please? Not: Please can I leave early today? |
上文来自《剑桥在线英语词典》关于 please 与情态动词连用时的位置及使用注意事项的详细解析,最常见的是位于句末,位句首及句中时语气较强,尤其是为句中时,有时含有命令语气,因此相比较而言不那么有礼貌,使用范围也相较于其他两种位置较窄。由于上文语言简单易懂,就不给大家翻译了。
黎老师:
Please can someone show me to my room? 请问谁能带我到房间去?
(赵振才编著《英语常见问题解答大词典》增订版 p.1090)