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　　I was on a train the other day, in an empty compartment(火车厢的隔间), and I wanted to read the last part of a detective story．Then the door opened and a mother with two children asked me, “May we sit here, Madam?” At first I wanted to say, “Well, actually, I’m reading an exciting book and I’d like to finish it．Could you find another compartment?”

　　But of course I said, “Yes, certainly．”I still had not finished that book．Unfortunately, I found it very difficult to say “No” to those magic words “May I…”or “Do you mind if I…”．

　　Of course people usually ask permission to do quite harmless things, like using the telephone, turning the light on, opening the window and things like that．But then there are some funny requests．Some people even ask if they may wash their hands or take their coats off．On the other hand, very few smokers will bother to ask permission to smoke!

　　But what about those difficult requests like, “Do you mind if I come round for a cup of coffee?” or “Is it all right if I bring the children to the party? They are very good really．”The trouble is, I just don’t have the nerve to refuse．Well, do you?

1．Why does the writer describe those requests as “magic words”?(about 5 words)

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2．The writer let the mother and her children share the compartment with her, why did she do so?(about 4 words)

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3．According to the writer, what kind of request is it if someone asks permission to smoke?(about 3 words)

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4．List one difficult request the author mentions in the passage．

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5．Translate the underlined sentence．(about 20 words)

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Answer 1

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解析：

　　1．Because they always work．/Because they are always useful．

　　2．Out of politeness．/Because she was kind．

　　3．A difficult request．

　　4．“Do you mind if I come round for a cup of coffee?”/“Is it all right if I bring the children to the party? They are very good really．”

　　5．另一方面，几乎没有吸烟者会找麻烦请求你让他吸烟。