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？
"Do be more polite to him," Wendy whispered to John, when they were playing Follow my Leader.
“对他更有礼貌一些。”当他们玩“学样”游戏的时候，温迪低声对约翰说。
By violating the maxims, it can be a way to be subtle or polite, or to convey humor, through sarcasm or irony.
违反这些准则可能是一种隐晦或礼貌的说话方式，或是通过挖苦或讽刺来表达幽默的方式。
If you don't get what you want with polite conversation, ask to speak to a manager or supervisor.
如果你不能通过礼貌的交谈得到你想要的，那就要求和经理或主管交谈。
I don't think it is polite to make calls in small spaces full of people.
我认为在挤满人的狭小空间里打电话是不礼貌的。
Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all bored.
他身边的每一个人都尽力表现得彬彬有礼，但你可以看出他们都厌倦了。
The teacher is very strict about punctuality because she believes that being punctual is being polite to others.
这位老师对守时要求严格，因为她认为守时就是对他人礼貌。
After all, we're brought up to be polite, and it is important to make a good impression upon other people—especially across national divides.
毕竟，我们从小就被教育要有礼貌，给别人留下好印象很重要，面对国家间的差异就更要如此。
Once the meal starts, you'll all be very busy waiting on the tables and I'm sure I don't need to tell you to be good-humoured and polite to all the guests.
一开饭，你们都会在餐桌上忙得不可开交，我相信不用说你们都明白要和善与礼貌地对待所有的客人。
Since we talked all day long, he was patient and polite to answer my mathematics questions.
因为我们谈了一整天，他很有耐心和礼貌地回答我的数学问题。
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。
It's not polite to arrive late.
迟到是不礼貌的。
In some places, it isn't polite to look at people when you talk.
在一些地方，当你说话时看着别人是不礼貌的。
Benjamin has learned that it is not polite to make fun of others.
本杰明懂得了取笑别人非常不礼貌。
It's polite to pay attention to the person when he or she is talking to you.
当别人和你说话时，注意听他或她讲是一种礼貌。
If you have not heard what a caller said, it is much more polite to say "I'm sorry. Could you say this again, please?" than to simply say "What?"
如果你还没有听到打电话的人说了什么，更礼貌的说法是：“对不起。你能再说一遍吗？”而不是简单地说：“什么？”
Though it is not necessarily expected that you give a gift to your host, it is considered polite to do so, especially if you have been invited for a meal.
虽然不一定要送礼物给主人，但这样做被视为一种礼貌，尤其当你被邀请吃饭的时候。
To be a polite guest, be sure to get there on time.
作为一个有礼貌的客人，一定要准时到达那里。
If they do something to annoy you, it is better to discuss it in a polite way than to have an argument about it.
如果他们做了什么惹恼你的事，最好用礼貌的方式讨论，而不是争论。
She spoke to the bird with only polite words and played soft music to it.
她和鸟只用礼貌的话语讲话，而且给它放柔和的音乐。
You can use "please" to be more polite.
你可以用“请”来表示更礼貌。
People at the party were polite to me, but one of the waiters gave me the cold shoulder when I asked for a drink.
每个参加聚会的人倒是对我都很客气。可是当我问一个服务员要一杯饮料的时候，他对我特别冷淡。
His cunning began here; he smiled habitually, by way of precaution, and was almost polite to everybody, even to the beggar to whom he refused half a farthing.
他为了防备他人而脸上经常带笑，几乎对所有的人，即使对一个向他讨一文钱而不得的乞丐，也都客客气气。
Myth #8: It's only polite to accept an interviewer's offer of refreshment.
第8个误区：面试官请你吃茶点，你得接受才有礼貌。
It's both smart and polite to offer something at no charge as a gesture of courtesy or appreciation to existing customers, from free parking to an occasional thank-you gift.
这两种都是对现有客户的一种恩惠之举或者感激，是聪明和礼貌的，从免费停车到偶尔的一次答谢礼物。
Well, as he is Mr Bingley's friend, we must be polite to him, but I must say, I hate the sight of him.
哎呀，他既然是彬格莱先生的朋友，我们也要客气点儿，可是，我得承认，我不喜欢见到他。
It's not polite to be late for classes, meetings, or appointments.
上课、开会或者约会迟到是很不礼貌的。
But it's less about being polite to people because you don't want to hurt their feelings and more about being polite so you don't look bad.
但是讲客气不是为了讲礼貌而不让别人受到伤害，而是为了讲礼貌让自己看起来没那么差劲。
Most people are too polite to ask why they didn't share those insights a few weeks earlier.
大多数人都很有礼貌，没有质问他们为什么几周前就没有这种远见。
The expression is most often used in the negative, as in buyao keqi, meaning "you shouldn't be so kind and polite to me," or "you're welcome."
表达的时候，通常要以否定的形式，比如“不要客气”，意思是说“你不必对我这么关心、礼貌”或“不用谢”。
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