Don't you think it's too noisy? Please turn it down.你不觉得它太吵闹了吗？请把声音调低些。

Won't you have a cup of tea? 请喝杯茶如何？

Don't you believe me? (Do you not believe me?)你不相信我？

Don't you hear of it? (Do you not hear of it?)难道你没听说过它？

11. 问路与指路 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(1) 问路：

a. Where’s the (nearest)…，please?

b. Is there a…near there?

c. Which is the way to…, please?

d. How can I get to…?

e. Do you tell me the way to…?

f. Can you tell me the way to…?

g. Can you tell me how to get to…?

h. I want to go to…. Do you know the way?

i. I’m looking for…. Where is it, do you know?

(2) 指路：可根据具体情况，将下列有关句子组织起来。

a. It’s over there.

b. It’s behind (next to, in front of, near, outside) the…

c. Walk along the road (street).

d. Take the first (second等) turning on the left. (right).

e. It’s about…metres along on the right (left).

f. Walk on and turn right. (left).

g. Turn right (left) at the traffic lights. You’ll find the…on your right (left).

h. Go on until you reach the end of the road. You will see the…in front of you.

i. Go down this road until you reach the first traffic lights. Turn left at the end of the road you’ll see the…. You can’t miss it.

　另外，在“问路”时，如对方不知道，问路人仍要向他表示谢意。如：

-Excuse me. Is there a post office near here?

-Sorry. I don’t know. You’d better ask a policeman.

-Thank you all the same.

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疑问句 　　感叹句 　　简单并列复合句 　　情态动词

否定疑问句

否定疑问句的结构一般为：助动词(或情态动词、连系动词)与not的缩写形式+主语+其它成分?也可写成：

助动词(或情态动词、连系动词)+主语+ not + 其它成分?这种问句表达的含义主要有以下几种。

10. Help oneself (to…).

　 这是招待客人时常用的交际用语。意思是“请随便(吃……)”。如：Xiao Wang, help yourself to some bananas.(小王，请随便吃香蕉吧。)Children, help yourselves to some apples.(孩子们，请随便吃些苹果吧。)

9. What can I do for you?

商店售货员、报务员等招呼顾客的礼貌用语，也用于表示主动关心和愿意帮助别人用语。不同场合可以有不同的译法。类似的表达还有：Can (May) I help you? / Is there anything I can do for you? 在向顾客打招呼时，后面还可以加“sir”或“madam”。对它的应答可以说：Yes, please/ Yes, I’d like to…/ Yes, I’m looking for…/ Yes, I want to…。如：

　 -What can I do for you?

　 -I want to buy a sweater for my son.

　 -Can I help you?

　 -I’d like a new skirt. Please show me the red one.

8. Would you like to…？

　 发出邀请的常见句式，带有商量、询问、试探性的口气，意为“你愿意……吗？”应答时常用：Yes, I’d love (like) to. 是的，我很乐意。I’d love to, but ……我很愿意，不过……。如：

-Would you like to come for dinner tonight?

　 -Thank you, I’d love to.

　 -Would you like to come to the party tonight?

　 -I’d love to, but I’m too busy.

7. I think so.

　 　有保留地同意或赞同别人的意见或看法时，可用此语。如：

　 -Can you mend the bike? 你能修理这辆自行车吗？

　 -Yes, I think so. 我想可以。

　 直截了当地表达不同意见，可用I don’t think so或I think not。如：

　 -Can you mend a clock?

　 -Sorry, I don’t think so.

6. What’s the weather like…？

　 此句式用于询问某地或某时天气如何，意为：“……的天气如何？”。还可表达为How is (the) weather…？如：

　 -What’s the weather like in Beijing now? 现在北京天气如何？

　 -It’s nice and cool. 很凉爽。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

5. by the way.

　 常用作插入语。用于提出一个新的话题或提起一件已经忘记的事，意为“顺便说一下，顺便问一下，且说，另外”等。如：

　 -By the way, there was a telephone call for you. 对啦，有你一个电话。

4. Can I take a message for you?

　 询问对方是否愿意留下口信可用此句式。意为“我给你带个口信，好吗？”类似的表达还有：May I take a message for you? / Would you like to leave a message?