Request speech act of "face" the differences in Western culture, English as an example, people in the implementation of the request speech act, it is usually in direct language with "p lease" form of the imperative sentence (for example: "Bringme some coffee, p lease. ") or indirectly, in the words of people asked about the ability to listen to the possibility of doing something or in the future form of the questions (such as:" Could you
answer the telephone, p lease? ") to express its polite. This is the Western" individual "orientation and interpersonal pursuit of" equality "," consistent "relevant. It is in the request to another person, tactful as possible, not to each other "cram-down" feeling, to ensure that the negative face each other from harm. In contrast, Chinese people in the use of indirect or implicit request of strategies to achieve its request behavior. In the specific application, the request words are usually included in the longer explanation that is as far as possible before the request of the petitioner in its request to establish a framework for the scenario to prove the reasonableness of its request and need to take care of both sides, especially their own positive face. For example: "I I beg your pardon, I did not want to trouble you, but ⋯ ⋯ "request with the English language," went straight to the theme of "the sentence has a markedly different.