“对某人有礼貌”的这个话题，很多同学不知道怎么回答. 难道我们不应该时时刻刻对人有礼貌么?

       我们来找个特殊场合，那种“不得不有礼貌”的场合，这样就更丰富了。

　　I’d like to talk about the time I had to be polite to my neighbor, who’s a creepy old man.

　　Here’s the story.

　　When I was little, I lived on the forth floor of our apartment building. And whenever I passed the second floor, I would see an old man staring at me, sitting on his chair in front of his door. Actually, if you think about it now, it was not a big deal, but back then, I was only… like 6 years old, and I got scared easily. Plus, the hallway was pretty dark, you know, with dim light, which made things worse.

　　Anyway, one day, when I got out of my room, I saw this neighbor sitting on my sofa in the living room. I was frightened! You know, I was like, ‘What?’ I thought, ‘Did I do anything wrong, or am I in trouble?’ I wanted to run back to my room, but you know, it’s not polite to stay in your room when you have a visitor at your home. So I went up to him, and said hello in my trembling voice. I even prepared some snacks for him, but the whole time, I didn’t dare to look him in the eyes. I just forced a smile, you know. Now I think about it, my facial expression must be really weird.

　　He didn’t stay for long, only about 10 minutes, but for me, it felt like ages.

　　It turned out that he was only here to invite us to his daughter’s wedding ceremony. I was so relieved to hear that.

　　雅思口语语言点解析：

　　creepy = causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or slight horror = scary

　　a creepy ghost story

　　It's kind of creepy down in the cellar!

　　like = used in very informal speech to show that what you are saying may not be exactly right but is nearly so例如：

　　I'm leaving in like twenty minutes.

　　It's going to cost like a hundred dollars.

　　dim = not bright例如：

　　the dim glow of the fire in the grate

　　This light is too dim to read by.

　　frightened = afraid; feeling fear例如：

　　a frightened child

　　Don't be frightened.

　　He sounded frightened.

　　What are you frightened of?

　　I'm frightened of walking home alone in the dark.

　　I'm too frightened to ask him now.

　　She was frightened that the plane would crash.

　　I'm frightened for him (= that he will be hurt, etc.).

　　I'd never do that. I'd be frightened to death.

　　I’m, he’s, she’s, etc. like = used in very informal speech, to mean ‘I say’, ‘he/ she says’, etc.例如：

　　And then I'm like ‘No Way!’

　　tremble = to shake in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are very nervous, excited, frightened, etc.例如：

　　My legs were trembling with fear.

　　Her voice trembled with excitement.

　　He opened the letter with trembling hands.

　　the whole time = during the whole of a particular period of time例如：

　　The letter was in my pocket the whole time (= while I was looking for it).

　　look somebody in the eyes = (usually used in negative sentences and questions) to look straight at somebody without feeling embarrassed or ashamed例如：

　　Can you look me in the eye and tell me you're not lying?

　　I'll never be able to look her in the face again!

　　force something = to make yourself smile, laugh, etc. rather than doing it naturally例如：

　　She managed to force a smile.

　　She said she was enjoying herself but her smile was forced.

　　She gulped back her tears and forced a smile.

　　They exchanged hellos (= said hello to each other) and forced smiles.

　　relieved = feeling happy because something unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this例如：

　　She sounded relieved.

　　You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe.

　　I'm just relieved that nobody was hurt.

　　He was clearly relieved when we offered to pay for the damage.

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