第16课_A polite request

First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What was the polite request?

If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it.
一旦你把汽车停错了地方，交通警察很快就会发现

You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. 
However, this does not always happen.
如果他没给你罚单就放你走了，算你走运。然而，情况并不都是这样

Traffic police are sometimes very polite. 
During a holiday in Sweden,I found this note on my car:
交通警察有时也很客气。有一次在瑞典度假，我发现我的车上有这样一个字条：

' Sir, we welcome you to our city. 
This is a "No Parking" area. 
You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs.
This note is only a reminder.' 
“先生，欢迎您光临我们的城市。此处是‘禁止停车’区。
如果您对我们街上的标牌稍加注意，您在此会过得很愉快的。谨此提请注意。”

If you receive a request like this, you can-not fail to obey it!
如果你收到这样的恳求，你是不会不遵照执行的！

New words and expressions 生词和短语

park
v. 停放（汽车）

traffic
n. 交通

ticket
n. 交通违规罚款单

note
n. 便条

area
n. 地段

sign
n. 指示牌

reminder
n. 提示

fail
v. 无视，忘记

obey
v. 服从

Notes on the text课文注释

1  if he lets you go without a ticket，
如果他没给你罚款单就放你走，let (someone) go是“放开”的意思。

2  traffic police，交通警察。police是集合名词，后面用复数动词。

3  “No Parking”  area，禁止停放汽车的地段。

4  street signs，交通标志。