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（a）Would you kindly close the door?
(b) Would you close the door?
上面两个句子有何区别？
在 Would you...? 或 Will you...? 之后加上 kindly, 能把请求变得更为客气。试比较汉语的“请你”与“劳驾”。
Would you kindly shut the door? 劳驾关上门,好吗?
Will you kindly not interrupt us when we're talking about serious matters? (Lewis) 当我们谈正经事时请不要打断我们的谈话,好吗?
请注意,句(a)中的 kindly 并不是谓语的方式状语,而是句子状语。
Will you kindly take your seats? = Will you be so kind as to take your seats? (CGEL) 请就座,好吗?
（a）She spoke kindly to him. (LDCE)
(b) They kindly asked us to the concert. (ELD)
kindly 究竟应放在什么地方呢?
kindly 如同其他方式副词一样,通常放在句子末尾或动词之后。在这种情况下, kindly 是修饰谓语动词的。例如:
He was ill for some days, and they nursed him kindly. 他病了好几天了，他们亲切地看护着他。
The nurse behaved kindly towards her patients. (FWF) 这位护士对待病人很和善。
但是, kindly 也可以放在动词之前, 主语之后。在这种情况下, kindly 是修饰整个句子的, 可以叫做句子状语。
They kindly asked us to the concert. = It was very kind of them to ask us to the concert. 他们请我们去听音乐会,真是太好了。
下面是类似的例句：
The owner very kindly took us in and gave us a bed for the night. (PEG) 房东把我们带了进去,并给了床位,让我们过夜,真是太好了。
kindness/a kindness 见 success/a success
knife and fork 见 and