請(qǐng)求與提議具有普遍的交際意義。請(qǐng)求和提議有許多表達(dá)方法，可直截了當(dāng)提出自己的想法，也可采用暗示的方法；有隨時(shí)想起的提議，也有經(jīng)過(guò)周密思考后慎重提出的建議。

A: What's the matter, Jack? You look a bit pale.

你怎么了，杰克？你的臉色有點(diǎn)發(fā)白。

B: I feel terrible. I hardly slept a wink last night.

我覺(jué)得有點(diǎn)難受。昨天晚上幾乎一夜沒(méi)有合眼。

A: You often have trouble sleeping, don't you? I'll bet your blood pressure is high.

你經(jīng)常睡不好覺(jué)嗎？我敢打賭你的血壓肯定很高。

B: As a matter of fact, it's a little high.

確實(shí)有點(diǎn)高。

A: Let's give you a bit of advice, if you don't mind. Quit smoking or at least cut down on it. Watch your diet and...

你要是不嫌我說(shuō)話直接的話，我告訴你怎么辦。馬上戒煙，至少少抽一點(diǎn)。注意飲食而且……

B: And get some exercise every day, right? A lot of people have told me the same thing, but somehow I just can't force myself to do it.

每天活動(dòng)活動(dòng)，對(duì)嗎？好多人都這樣勸我，可我就是做不到。

A: Well, if you go on the way you have, you're only going to make things harder for yourself.

如果你這樣繼續(xù)下去，情況會(huì)越來(lái)越糟的。

（來(lái)源：競(jìng)學(xué)網(wǎng) 英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 Annabel 編輯）

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