⊙请哪位告诉我......

　　Could/Can someone tell me...?

　　Could anyone suggest...?

　　May I query¹ folks' opinions regarding...?

　　⊙如果谁能......我会非常高兴？

　　If anyone can...I shall be very greatful.

　　If someone could...I would really appreciate it.

　　I would appreciate if you could pass it on to me.

　　小贴士：使用if...could及I would/could等来表达，会给人非常礼貌的感觉。
　　因为这并非断定，而是以假定来表现事物。

　　二、练习：

　　翻译，注意使用上面的句型。

　　1.谁能告诉我America,So Real这本书的出版社？

　　2.请建议一台能搭配我的IBM电脑的好的打印机。

　　3.能请教大家对公司内强制制作TOEIC测验这种趋势的意见吗？

　　4.如果谁能帮我找到这食谱的网页，我会非常高兴。

　　5.如果你手边有相关咨讯可以提供给我，我会很感谢。

　　选做：请写出能够表达恳切建议的句子。

　　Answers:

　　1.Could someone tell me who the publisher is for a book called America,So Real?

　　2.Could anyone suggest a good printer for my IBM.

　　3.May I query folks' opinions regarding this trend toward compulsory² TOEIC testing at companies?

　　4.If anyone can locate this recipe for me I shall be very greatful.

　　5.If you have this info close at hand I would appreciate if you could pass it on to me.

　　IT时代新新美语——2 ACK

　　表示“知道了”、“收到了”，是acknowledgment的简写

　　一组资料数据船出去后，若是对方及时收到，即以ACK辉映表示传来的所有资料收到无误。若是收到的资料不全，则用“NAK”(Negative Acknowledgment)表示。

　　ACK means that a block of data sent out and arrived at its destination without error.