提出要求
●請求幫助
◎我可以請您幫個忙嗎? Do you mind if I ask you a favor?
*要注意回答“可以”時用No，“不可以”時用Yes。
Do you mind if I ask you a favor? (我可以請您幫個忙嗎?)
No, not at all. (沒問題，完全可以。)
= Can I ask a favor?
= May I ask you a favor? *這兩個例句和上面例句不同，用Yes回答“可以”。
◎能幫把手嗎? Would you give me a hand?
= Would you please help me?
= Would you mind giving me a hand?
= Could you help me out?
◎?qū)Σ黄稹?I'm sorry to bother you,...
I'm sorry to bother you, but can you help me? (對不起，能幫我一下嗎?)
It's no bother. (沒問題。)
◎樂意為您效勞。 I'll be glad to.
= I'd be happy to.
= With pleasure.
= Love to.
◎我可不可以……/可不可以讓我…… Could I possibly...?
Could I possibly use your bathroom? (我能用一下您的洗手間嗎?)
Of course. (當然。)
◎如果可以的話，…… If you'd like,...
*you'd是you would的縮寫形式。
= If you want to,...
◎請您把糖拿過來行嗎? Could you pass the sugar, please?
*用于吃飯時等請別人拿自己夠不到的東西時。
Could you pass the sugar, please? (請您把糖拿過來行嗎?)
Sure. Here you are. (好的。給你。)
= Could I have the sugar, please?
= Could you hand me the sugar, please?
= Could you give me the sugar, please?
= Sugar, please. *比較隨便的說法。
◎給! Here you are.
*用于拿出對方所期待著的東西時。
= Here you go.
= Here it is.
◎請做這個。 Please do this.
What do you want me to do? (你想讓我做什么?)
Please do this. (請做這個。)
= Please take care of this.
= Would you please do this (for me)? (您能為我做這個嗎?)
◎您能開車送我到那家店嗎? Would you drive me to the store?
= Would you take me to the store?
= Would you drop me off at the store? (能讓我在那家店下車嗎?)
◎您能幫我找到ABC飯店的電話號碼嗎? Would you help me find the number for the ABC Hotel?
Would you help me find the number for the ABC Hotel? (您能幫我找到ABC飯店的電話號碼嗎?)
My pleasure. (可以啊!)
◎我不知道怎么填這張表。 I don't know how to fill out this form.
*fill out是固定搭配，表示“在空白處填寫”。form是“表格用紙”。
= How do I fill out this form?
= Can you help me with this form? (您能幫我填一下這張表嗎?)
◎告訴我為什么? Tell me why.
= What's the reason? (理由是什么呢?)
= Why do you think that? (你為什么那么想?)
◎能借用一下你的鋼筆嗎? May I borrow your pen?
*borrow“借入”。
= May I use your pen?
= Is it okay if I use your pen?
◎有筆嗎? Do you have a pen?
= Do you have a pen that I can borrow?
◎能借給我10美元嗎? Can you lend me ten dollars?
◎你能給我打個電話嗎? Would you give me a call?
= Could you call me?
= Can you ring me up?
◎你今天晚上如果能給我打個電話的話，我將非常感激。 I'd appreciate it if you could call me tonight.
I'd appreciate it if you could call me tonight. (你今天晚上如果能給我打個電話的話，我將非常感激。
I'd be glad to. (我非常愿意。)
◎請關(guān)小點兒聲。 Please turn it down.
*turn down 是“關(guān)小”電視、收音機等的聲音。另外關(guān)于turn還有以下幾種用法。
turn up (開大〈電視、收音機等〉的聲音。)
turn off (關(guān)上〈電視、收音機等〉)
turn on (打開〈電視、收音機等〉)
= Would you please turn it down? *比較有禮貌的說法。
Would you please turn it down? (能把聲音關(guān)小點嗎?)
All right. (好吧!)
Not so loud, please.
= Please lower the volume.
= It's too loud. Turn it down. (太吵了，關(guān)小點聲。) *帶有命令的語感。
◎等我回來。 Wait here until I get back.
= Please wait here for me.
◎勞駕。 Excuse me.
*用于向不認識的人打招呼時。是一句很常用的口語。
Excuse me. (勞駕。)
Can I help you? (有事嗎?)
Pardon me.
◎喂，你! Hello, there!
= Hi, there!
◎喂! Hey!
*表示呼吁、喜悅、吃驚等。口氣有些傲慢無禮，所以對不認識的人用Excuse me.
= Yo!
= Hey, you!
= Say! *比較舊的說法。
◎你有空嗎? Do you have time?
*“你有時間嗎?”，如果是Do you have the time?的話，意思是“你知道幾點了嗎?”。
Do you have time? (你有空兒嗎?)
Sure. (有空。)
= Do you have a minute?
◎我想求你件事行嗎? Can I ask you a favor?
*常用在需要拜托或請求別人之前。
Can I ask you a favor? (我想求你件事行嗎?)
Sure. What is it? (當然。什么事?)
Can I ask you a favor? (我想求你件事。)
Sorry, I'm busy. (對不起，我很忙。)
May I ask a favor of you? *更禮貌的說法。
= Could you do me a favor?
= Could you help me?
= Can you help me?
◎我想打聽點兒事。 May I ask you something?
May I ask you something? (我想打聽點兒事。)
Sure. Go ahead. (當然，請說吧。)
= May I ask (you) a question?
= I'd like to ask you something.
= I have a question.
= Could you tell me something?
= Do you have time to answer a question?
= Could you answer a question?
= I hate to bother you, but can I ask you a question? (真不好意思，打擾您了，我可以問個問題嗎?)
◎?qū)Σ黄?，打斷一下可以? Sorry for interrupting.
*向正在工作或正在說話的人說話時的表達方式。
Sorry for interrupting... (對不起，打斷一下可以嗎?)
Oh, you're not. (噢，沒關(guān)系。)
= I'm sorry to interrupt you.
= May I interrupt you?
= Excuse me for interrupting.
= Forgive me for interrupting.
◎你猜怎么著? Guess what?
*跟對方說話時，說Guess what?來吸引對方的注意。
Guess what? (你猜怎么著?)
What? (怎么啦?)
= You know what?
◎?qū)Σ黄穑艺J錯人了。 Sorry, I mistook you for someone else.
*錯向陌生人打招呼時。
Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. (對不起，我認錯人了。)
That's all right. (沒關(guān)系。)
= Sorry, I thought you were someone else.
= You're not who I thought you were. Sorry.
= Oops. My mistake. (不好意思，我弄錯了。)
◎我能用一下您的電話嗎? May I use your phone?
May I use your phone? (我能用一下您的電話嗎?)
Go right ahead. (請用吧。)
●請求幫助
◎我可以請您幫個忙嗎? Do you mind if I ask you a favor?
*要注意回答“可以”時用No，“不可以”時用Yes。
Do you mind if I ask you a favor? (我可以請您幫個忙嗎?)
No, not at all. (沒問題，完全可以。)
= Can I ask a favor?
= May I ask you a favor? *這兩個例句和上面例句不同，用Yes回答“可以”。
◎能幫把手嗎? Would you give me a hand?
= Would you please help me?
= Would you mind giving me a hand?
= Could you help me out?
◎?qū)Σ黄稹?I'm sorry to bother you,...
I'm sorry to bother you, but can you help me? (對不起，能幫我一下嗎?)
It's no bother. (沒問題。)
◎樂意為您效勞。 I'll be glad to.
= I'd be happy to.
= With pleasure.
= Love to.
◎我可不可以……/可不可以讓我…… Could I possibly...?
Could I possibly use your bathroom? (我能用一下您的洗手間嗎?)
Of course. (當然。)
◎如果可以的話，…… If you'd like,...
*you'd是you would的縮寫形式。
= If you want to,...
◎請您把糖拿過來行嗎? Could you pass the sugar, please?
*用于吃飯時等請別人拿自己夠不到的東西時。
Could you pass the sugar, please? (請您把糖拿過來行嗎?)
Sure. Here you are. (好的。給你。)
= Could I have the sugar, please?
= Could you hand me the sugar, please?
= Could you give me the sugar, please?
= Sugar, please. *比較隨便的說法。
◎給! Here you are.
*用于拿出對方所期待著的東西時。
= Here you go.
= Here it is.
◎請做這個。 Please do this.
What do you want me to do? (你想讓我做什么?)
Please do this. (請做這個。)
= Please take care of this.
= Would you please do this (for me)? (您能為我做這個嗎?)
◎您能開車送我到那家店嗎? Would you drive me to the store?
= Would you take me to the store?
= Would you drop me off at the store? (能讓我在那家店下車嗎?)
◎您能幫我找到ABC飯店的電話號碼嗎? Would you help me find the number for the ABC Hotel?
Would you help me find the number for the ABC Hotel? (您能幫我找到ABC飯店的電話號碼嗎?)
My pleasure. (可以啊!)
◎我不知道怎么填這張表。 I don't know how to fill out this form.
*fill out是固定搭配，表示“在空白處填寫”。form是“表格用紙”。
= How do I fill out this form?
= Can you help me with this form? (您能幫我填一下這張表嗎?)
◎告訴我為什么? Tell me why.
= What's the reason? (理由是什么呢?)
= Why do you think that? (你為什么那么想?)
◎能借用一下你的鋼筆嗎? May I borrow your pen?
*borrow“借入”。
= May I use your pen?
= Is it okay if I use your pen?
◎有筆嗎? Do you have a pen?
= Do you have a pen that I can borrow?
◎能借給我10美元嗎? Can you lend me ten dollars?
◎你能給我打個電話嗎? Would you give me a call?
= Could you call me?
= Can you ring me up?
◎你今天晚上如果能給我打個電話的話，我將非常感激。 I'd appreciate it if you could call me tonight.
I'd appreciate it if you could call me tonight. (你今天晚上如果能給我打個電話的話，我將非常感激。
I'd be glad to. (我非常愿意。)
◎請關(guān)小點兒聲。 Please turn it down.
*turn down 是“關(guān)小”電視、收音機等的聲音。另外關(guān)于turn還有以下幾種用法。
turn up (開大〈電視、收音機等〉的聲音。)
turn off (關(guān)上〈電視、收音機等〉)
turn on (打開〈電視、收音機等〉)
= Would you please turn it down? *比較有禮貌的說法。
Would you please turn it down? (能把聲音關(guān)小點嗎?)
All right. (好吧!)
Not so loud, please.
= Please lower the volume.
= It's too loud. Turn it down. (太吵了，關(guān)小點聲。) *帶有命令的語感。
◎等我回來。 Wait here until I get back.
= Please wait here for me.
◎勞駕。 Excuse me.
*用于向不認識的人打招呼時。是一句很常用的口語。
Excuse me. (勞駕。)
Can I help you? (有事嗎?)
Pardon me.
◎喂，你! Hello, there!
= Hi, there!
◎喂! Hey!
*表示呼吁、喜悅、吃驚等。口氣有些傲慢無禮，所以對不認識的人用Excuse me.
= Yo!
= Hey, you!
= Say! *比較舊的說法。
◎你有空嗎? Do you have time?
*“你有時間嗎?”，如果是Do you have the time?的話，意思是“你知道幾點了嗎?”。
Do you have time? (你有空兒嗎?)
Sure. (有空。)
= Do you have a minute?
◎我想求你件事行嗎? Can I ask you a favor?
*常用在需要拜托或請求別人之前。
Can I ask you a favor? (我想求你件事行嗎?)
Sure. What is it? (當然。什么事?)
Can I ask you a favor? (我想求你件事。)
Sorry, I'm busy. (對不起，我很忙。)
May I ask a favor of you? *更禮貌的說法。
= Could you do me a favor?
= Could you help me?
= Can you help me?
◎我想打聽點兒事。 May I ask you something?
May I ask you something? (我想打聽點兒事。)
Sure. Go ahead. (當然，請說吧。)
= May I ask (you) a question?
= I'd like to ask you something.
= I have a question.
= Could you tell me something?
= Do you have time to answer a question?
= Could you answer a question?
= I hate to bother you, but can I ask you a question? (真不好意思，打擾您了，我可以問個問題嗎?)
◎?qū)Σ黄?，打斷一下可以? Sorry for interrupting.
*向正在工作或正在說話的人說話時的表達方式。
Sorry for interrupting... (對不起，打斷一下可以嗎?)
Oh, you're not. (噢，沒關(guān)系。)
= I'm sorry to interrupt you.
= May I interrupt you?
= Excuse me for interrupting.
= Forgive me for interrupting.
◎你猜怎么著? Guess what?
*跟對方說話時，說Guess what?來吸引對方的注意。
Guess what? (你猜怎么著?)
What? (怎么啦?)
= You know what?
◎?qū)Σ黄穑艺J錯人了。 Sorry, I mistook you for someone else.
*錯向陌生人打招呼時。
Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. (對不起，我認錯人了。)
That's all right. (沒關(guān)系。)
= Sorry, I thought you were someone else.
= You're not who I thought you were. Sorry.
= Oops. My mistake. (不好意思，我弄錯了。)
◎我能用一下您的電話嗎? May I use your phone?
May I use your phone? (我能用一下您的電話嗎?)
Go right ahead. (請用吧。)