lesson 16 a polite request

• parking 停车位

** traffic：**
heavy traffic = traffic jam 交通阻塞，塞车
traffic police/traffic cop 交警
traffic lights 交通信号灯、红绿灯
traffic cone锥形交通路标

** ticket：**

1. 罚单
   a parking ticket 罚款通知单
2. 票
   train ticket/airline ticket
   ticket scalper黄牛
3. 价格标签

note：

1. 便条
   leave a note
2. 笔记
   make a note of sth. 记下某事
   make notes 做笔记
   take note of 注意到，留意
   People were beginning to take note of his talents after his death.人们在他死后才注意到他的才能
   notebook 笔记本/手提电脑

area：
area指地表上的某一部分
region较大的地方，国家的一部分
district范围比region小，是固定划分用作固定的功能的区域

The south-east is the richest region in our country
the Lake district
the financial district of HK

sign:
There is no sign of ....:没有一点。。。。的迹象
star sign 星座
A: what sign are you ?
B: I'm a Sagittarius.射手座
traffic/street/road sign 路标
(v.)签字，签署
sign in 签到
Remember to sign in at reception记住接待处（前台）打卡

remind：
reminder提醒
提醒某人做：
(1) remind sb that...
(2) remind sb to do sth.
That reminds me....那使我想起
Oh,that reminds me,I saw her on the street several days ago!
Don't reminds me !别跟我提这事

fail：

1. 失败
2. (v.)无视，忘记（未做该做之事）
   fail to do sth.
   never fail to do sth.从来不会忘记做某事
   fail sb.让某人感到失望
   I feel I have fail my parents by lying to them.

obey:
(v.)服从，遵守
obey the laws/rules遵守法律/规定
obey orders服从命令

表示转折的词：
but,instead,in spite of,however,nevertheless,on the other hand,on the contrary,in contrast

cannot fail to
双重否定--->一定会