16 A Polite Request

A polite request

彬彬有礼的要求

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,交通警很快就会发现。

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

如果他没给你罚款单就放你走了,算你走运。

However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite.

然而,情况并不都是这样,交通警有时也很客气。

During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: ‘Sir, we welcome you to our city.

有一次在瑞典度假,我发现我的车上有这样一个字条:“先生,欢迎您光临我们的城市。

This is a “ No Parking" area.

此处是‘禁止停车’区。