Now whenever I hear of a friend who's lost a loved one, I no longer call with the polite offer, "If there's anything I can do…" Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that man's need, like taking the dog to the boarding kennel, or house sitting during the funeral.
现在，每当我听到朋友失去亲人，我不再打电话礼貌地提出“如果有什么我能做的……”相反，我试图想出一个特定的适合那人需要的任务，如带狗去寄宿养犬处，或在葬礼时看房子。
If you live in an apartment building, removing your noisy shoes is the polite thing to do out of consideration for your downstairs neighbors.
如果你住在公寓楼里，出于对楼下邻居的考虑，礼貌的做法是脱掉会产生噪音的鞋子。
This would be the polite way of saying "Go stuff your awe.
这可能是“让你的尊严见鬼去吧。” 的委婉说法。
The huge Gulf-coast oyster presents a challenge to the polite diner.
墨西哥湾沿岸的巨大牡蛎给彬彬有礼的就餐者带来了一个难题。
But one thing I do admire is the polite manner in which British people eat.
但有一件我确实钦佩的事是英国人吃饭的文明方式。
Deng, ever the polite listener, looked her squarely in the eye and said earnestly, ‘He was lying.
邓一向是个礼貌的听众，他正视着她的眼睛，专注地说着，而其实他当时在撒谎。
Your ASIC will be based on older processes (the polite word is "mature"), with a larger feature size.
ASIC基于较老的(礼貌一点说是“成熟的”)处理方式，有效尺寸更大一些。
The polite ones will offer to pay you, but some of them will just hope or expect you can help them for free.
客气的人会提出给你报酬，但很多人只是希望你给他们提供义务性的帮助。
Not only is this the polite thing to do, but, if you don't, you may find yourself locked out of the site.
这不仅是个礼貌之举，而且，如果不这么做，您很可能会被拒之站外。
The polite, pious rich boy, who had left university without a degree, became neither an intellectual nor a visionary.
这个礼貌而虔诚的富家公子，文凭都没拿一个就离开了大学，最后既没成为知识分子，也没成为一个卓识之士。
4 animations are included by default - ranging from the polite 'envelope' to an annoying alien with a shaky wrist.
工具默认自带4个动画——从一个中规中矩的“信封”至一个不停晃动手腕的吵闹的外星人。
The polite incomprehension prompted by a papal visit to a place with almost no Roman Catholics is particularly well drawn.
书中特别提到他参与了一个天主教派的旅行并到达了一个几乎没有天主教徒的地方，大家对这种情形无法理解，但也态度文雅。
'that reminds me,' said the polite Water Rat; 'you happened to mention that you were hungry, and I ought to have spoken earlier.
“这话倒提醒了我，”知礼的河鼠说，“你偶尔提到你饿了，我该早点说才是。”
But by ninth grade, we'd drifted apart, which is the polite way of saying that she got tired of hearing the same clumsy teenage boy jokes for two years running.
但到了九年级，我们分开了，文雅一点的说法是，她厌倦了连续两年听到同样的笨拙的男孩笑话。
So far as one can reconstruct the events today, it appears that the happy outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis, too, was managed through tact, the polite rituals of pretended ignorance.
至此，我们可以重建今天的事件，看起来，古巴导弹危机的好结果，也是通过得体，假装不知道的理解来实现的。
Today, the polite and hospitable Thais play host to more than 8.5 million visitors annually, all of whom are eager to experience Thailand's ancient culture and sample its many attractions.
如今，礼貌又好客的泰国人每年要接待8500多万游客。 这些游客都迫不及待地想要体验泰国的古老文化，还可亲临许多引人入胜之处。
Talk to your son or daughter about what to wear on an interview, how to interview, and the polite gestures (like sending thank you notes) that will bring them a little bit closer to getting a job.
告诉你的子女在面试时应该如何着装，该如何应付面试，以及必要的礼仪(比如发感谢信等)，这样会让他们更容易找到工作。
The tone of his language was diplomatic and polite.
他说话的语调既圆滑又有礼貌。
The letter was brief, and couched in very polite terms.
这封信内容简短，措辞特别客气。
The performance was greeted with polite applause.
这场演出得到了礼貌性的掌声。
It says that different prices for a cup of coffee depend on how polite the customer is.
上面说，一杯咖啡的价格取决于顾客的礼貌程度。
When Alex was finished, he received polite applauses, but hardly the warm response he had hoped for.
当亚历克斯讲完时，他得到了礼貌的掌声，但这跟他希望得到的热情回应差得远了。
If we can be polite to strangers, why can't we do the same for the ones we love?
如果我们可以对陌生人礼貌，为什么我们不能对我们所爱的人礼貌呢？
We do not express these desires in real life because of the rules of polite society.
由于上流社会的规则，我们在现实生活中没有表达出这些欲望。
"Even two words, if you want," answered the fish, who happened to be a very polite Dolphin.
“两句也行，如果你愿意。”鱼回答。它碰巧是一条很有礼貌的海豚。
Scientists also found that the only real and relaxing laughter works not just polite laughter.
科学家们还发现，真正放松的笑声不仅仅是礼貌的笑声。
Suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager.
假设餐馆上错了你的菜，你可以礼貌而坚定地提出见经理的要求。
He was very polite but effectively he was telling me that I had no chance of getting the job.
他彬彬有礼，但实际上却是在告诉我，我不可能得到这份工作。
All her efforts to be polite went by the board and she started to shout.
她力图保持和颜悦色的一切努力都白费了，于是她开始大喊大叫。
All her efforts to be polite went by the board and she started to shout.
她力图保持和颜悦色的一切努力都白费了，于是她开始大喊大叫。
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