[ti:Kindly and Please] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:01.88]This week we received a question from Evewero in Nigeria. [00:08.00]What is the difference between "please" and "kindly." [00:11.80]Some ... use the two words together, e.g. "please kindly assist." [00:18.52]- Evewero, Nigeria [00:21.04]Dear Evewero, [00:23.12]Thank you kindly for writing to us. [00:26.76]"Kindly" can be an adverb, a word that usually describes a verb. [00:31.76]If your teacher says, "Kindly hand in your homework," [00:35.96]she is using kindly as an adverb to make a polite request. [00:41.28]Another way to use the word as an adverb is: [00:45.32]The animal doctor always treats our pets kindly. [00:50.00]"Kindly" is also an adjective. [00:52.44]If someone helped you at the post office, you might say: [00:56.76]A kindly man helped me mail my letter. [01:02.56]There, kindly describes "man" which is a noun. [01:06.44]You could also use the word "nice" to express the same idea. [01:11.96]"Please" can be an adverb or a verb. [01:15.16]It also can be used to make a request politely: [01:20.20]Would you please pass the salt? [01:22.96]Please give me your homework. [01:25.76]And, Americans almost always use "please" when making a request [01:30.56]in the form of a statement as opposed to a question: [01:35.64]Give me two tickets, please. [01:37.84]Please, sir, help us! [01:41.00]I hope this answer "pleases" you - there, I used it as a verb. [01:46.72]"Kindly" visit our website again for more lessons! [01:50.68]What questions do you have about English? [01:53.92]Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com. [01:59.96]And that's Ask a Teacher for this week. [02:02.64]I'm Jill Robbins. [02:05.64]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM