Question

如何用英语礼貌地提问？

Answer 1

微笑的确是非常重要的。微笑比起任何谦逊的措辞都更能够使你显得更加礼貌。如果你展现出了使人安心的微笑，你可以询问更加私人和不便的问题，下面举几个例子。

当你询问一些信息时

Excuse me, *smile* could you tell me where the exit is?【打扰一下，(微笑)请问您能告诉我出口在哪儿吗？】

Excuse me, *smile* do you have the time?【打扰一下，(微笑)请问您有时间吗？】

Excuse me, *smile* where could I find a restroom?【打扰一下，(微笑)请问洗手间在哪里？】

Excuse me, *smile* where would I find the nearest hotel?【打扰一下，(微笑)请问最近的旅馆在哪里？】

Excuse me, *smile* I'm looking for The Great Gatsby.【打扰一下，(微笑)请问《了不起的盖茨比》被放在哪里？】

请求

I'm sorry, *smile* could you please sign here?【打扰一下，(微笑)请问您能在这儿签名吗？】

*smile* Would you please let me know when she arrives?【(微笑)请问您能告诉我她什么时候到吗？】

Could you please call me back when it's convenient? (You're probably on the phone, but you could smile anyways to make yourself feel happier.)【请问您能告在方便的时候回电给我吗？(你或许正在打电话无法让对方看到你正在微笑，但是你依然可以微笑，这会让你自己的语气更友善)】

Excuse me, *smile* is this seat taken?【打扰一下，(微笑)请问这个位置有人了吗？】

Excuse me, *smile* do you mind if I use/borrow/take this? (In this case, you are asking if the person would object, so "No" = "No, I don't mind" = "Yes, go ahead")【打扰一下，(微笑)请问您建议我使用/借用/拿走这个吗？(在某些情况中如果你在询问时如果他拒绝了，或许他的意思是“不=不，我不介意=可以，那去吧”)】 (此处可能有翻译错误，望指正)

Excuse me, *smile* Professor Lawrence, I injured my writing hand yesterday. I was wondering if I could have some extra time on tomorrow exam? I have a doctor's note here.【打扰一下，(微笑)劳伦斯教授，我昨天写字的手受伤了，关于明天的考试，我想您是否能给我调整一下时间，这是我的医生处方】

*smile* May I go to the bathroom? (This is a pet peeve of many middle school teachers. A student usually asks, "Can I go to the bathroom?" and the teacher might respond sardonically, "I don't know. Can you?" which implies that the student does not have the ability to go to the bathroom.)【(微笑)我可以去洗手间吗？(此处有一个经常受中学老师抱怨的问题。学生经常会问“我可以去洗手间吗”而老师通常会讽刺性地回答“我不知道，你觉得你可以吗？”事实上暗示了学生不应该在课堂上去洗手间。)】

当你想要多了解一个人时，你或许会问这些问题
对于这些更加私人化的问题，我建议您问间接性的广义的问题，使得被询问者可以自由地回答。在他/她讲述自己故事的过程中，您或许能够了解想要了解他的信息。

*smile* I hope I'm not intruding, but could you tell me about your childhood?【 (微笑)我希望我没有冒犯您，但是请问您能告诉我关于您童年的一些事吗？】

Actually hoping to know,【事实上提问者希望了解以下信息】

When was the person born?【被询问者是什么时候出生的】
Where was the person born?【被询问者在哪里出生】
Where did the person grow up?【被询问者是什么地方长大的】
Does the person have any siblings?【被询问者有什么兄弟姐妹】
What kind of people are her or his parents?【被询问者的父母是哪种人】
Was the person a good student?【被询问者是一个好学生吗】

If you don't mind me asking, *smile* what do you think about love?【如果您并不介意的话(微笑)请问您对“爱”有什么理解？】

Actually hoping to know,【事实上提问者希望了解以下信息】

Is the person single?【被提问者是单身吗？】
Is the person interested in a relationship?【被提问者对恋爱有兴趣吗？】
What kind of past relationships did she or he have?【并询问着的上一段恋爱经历是怎么样的】

如何开始一段对话

Excuse me, *smile* which book are you reading? It looks really interesting!【不好意思(微笑)你正在看哪本书？它看起来很棒！】

Wow, *smile* that's a great shirt! Where did you get it?【喔!(微笑)这件衬衫看起来好赞，你从哪里买的？】

在所有的这些问题前，你都可以添加一段朋友间的问候
A: Hi, how are you?【嗨，你过得怎么样】
B: Great, how are you?【不错，你呢】
A: Excellent! I'm staying here for a couple days and I was wondering if you could recommend some fun things to do around town?【很棒，我会在这儿呆几天，你能告诉我这周边有什么好玩的东西吗？】

Answer 2

要提什么问题