Lesson 16



A polite request



First listen and then answer the question.



What was the polite request?



If you park your car in the wrong place,



a traffic policeman will soon find it.



You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket.



However, this does not always happen.



Traffic police are sometimes very polite.



During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:



'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.'



If you receive a request like this,



you cannot fail to obey it!



park  [pɑ:k]   v. 停放（汽车）


traffic  [ˈtræfik]  n. 交通


ticket  [ˈtikit]   n. 交通违规罚款单


note  [nəut]  n. 便条


area  [ˈɛəriə]  n. 地段


sign  [sain]  n. 指示牌


reminder  [riˈmaində]   n. 提示


fail  [ feil]  v. 无视，忘记


obey  [əuˈbei]  v. 服从