今天，我们将学习如何礼貌地询问别人的名字，以及见面后忘记对方名字的情况。
“What’s your name?” was probably one of the first question you learned when you started studying English.I’ve to tell you, though. That most native speaker of English would never say this.
What’s your name?可能是你刚开始学英语时学到的第一个问题。不过，我得告诉你。大多数以英语为母语的人永远不会说这个。
In English, just like in other languages, it is often more polite to be a little indirect. Of course the easiest way to avoid asking the question directly is TO NOT ASK AT ALL. Just introduce yourself and most people will respond by doing the same.
英语，和其他语言一样，委婉一点去说通常更有礼貌。当然，避免直接问问题最简单的方法就是根本不问。只要介绍你自己，大多数人都会做同样的回应。
When introducing yourself, simple is nearly always best. Just say,
自我介绍时，简单几乎总是最好的。只说：
“Hi, I’m _______.”
嗨，我是_______。
To show that you want to know the other person’s name just add,
要表示你想知道对方的名字，只需加上
“…and you” at the end, so
and you在结尾，所以就是
“Hi, I’m _______, and you?”
After you say this, the other person will tell you his or her name.
在你说完这句话后，对方会告诉你他或她的名字。
Okay, now let’s talk about an embarrassing situation that’s happen to everybody. You’ve already met this person once before, but you forgot their name. The most polite thing to do in this situation is to apologize and ask again.
好了，现在我们来谈谈一个发生在每个人身上过的尴尬情况。你已经见过这个人一次，但是你忘记了他们的名字。在这种情况下，最礼貌的做法是道歉并再问一遍。
There’s a simple way to do this. That’s also polite.
有一个简单的方法。这也很有礼貌。
“I’m sorry, what was your name again?”
对不起，请再说一遍你的名字好吗？
This sentence is very similar to “what’s your name?” but it has three important differences,
这个句子和what’s your name?很像，但是有三个重要的不同点，
· First, we say “I’m sorry” a small apology can go a long way
首先，我们说I ' m sorry，一个小小的道歉可以发挥很大的作用
之后我们说what was your name?，就像What is your name?，但是is被它的过去式was取代了。
This is really important, as it tells the other person that you remember meeting them. You haven’t forgotten him or her, you have just forgotten their name. this little word makes all the different!
这非常重要，因为它告诉对方你记得见过他们。你并没有忘记他或她，你只是忘记了他们的名字。这个小小的字就使一切都不一样了！
· Finally, we add “again” to the end. This is another hint that tells the other person that you remember learning his or her name before, but you just can’t recall it right now.
最后，我们再加again到末尾。这是另一个暗示，告诉对方你记得以前听说过他或她的名字，只是现在想不起来了。
“I’m sorry, what was your name, again?”
That phrase is appropriate for both formal and informal situations.
这个短语适用于正式和非正式的场合。
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