請求與提議具有普遍的交際意義。請求和提議有許多表達方法，可直截了當提出自己的想法，也可采用暗示的方法；有隨時想起的提議，也有經過周密思考后慎重提出的建議。

Dialogue

A: What's the matter, Jack? You look a bit pale./ 你怎么了？你的臉色有點發白。

B: I feel terrible. I hardly slept a wink last night./我覺得有點難受。昨天晚上幾乎一夜沒有合眼。

A: You often have trouble sleeping, don't you? I'll bet your blood pressure is high./你經常睡不好覺嗎？我敢打賭你的血壓肯定很高。

B: As a matter of fact, it's a little high./確實有點高。

A: Let's give you a bit of advice, if you don't mind. Quit smoking or at least cut down on it. Watch your diet and../你要是不嫌我說話直接的話，我告訴你怎么辦。馬上戒煙，至少少抽一點。注意飲食而且...

B: And get some excercise every day, right? A lot of  people have told me the same thing, but somehow I just can't force myself to do it./每天活動活動，對嗎？好多人都這樣勸我，可我就是做不到。

A: Well, if you go on the way you have, you're only going to make things harder for yourself./如果你這樣繼續下去，情況會越來越糟的。