我可以請(qǐng)您幫個(gè)忙嗎?
Do you mind if I ask you a favor? *要注意回答“可以”時(shí)用No,“不可以”時(shí)用Yes。
Do you mind if I ask you a favor? (我可以請(qǐng)您幫個(gè)忙嗎?)
No, not at all. (沒(méi)問(wèn)題,完全可以。)
Can I ask a favor?
May I ask you a favor? *這兩個(gè)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?
對(duì)不起……
I'm sorry to bother you,...
I'm sorry to bother you, but can you help me? (對(duì)不起,能幫我一下嗎?)
It's no bother. (沒(méi)問(wèn)題。)
樂(lè)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(dāng)然。)
如果可以的話,……
If you'd like,... *you'd是you would的縮寫(xiě)形式。
If you want to,...
請(qǐng)您把糖拿過(guò)來(lái)行嗎?
Could you pass the sugar, please? *用于吃飯時(shí)等請(qǐng)別人拿自己夠不到的東西時(shí)。
Could you pass the sugar, please? (請(qǐng)您把糖拿過(guò)來(lái)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(shuō)法。
給!
Here you are. *用于拿出對(duì)方所期待著的東西時(shí)。
Here you go.
Here it is.
請(qǐng)做這個(gè)。
Please do this.
What do you want me to do? (你想讓我做什么?)
Please do this. (請(qǐng)做這個(gè)。)
Please take care of this.
Would you please do this (for me)? (您能為我做這個(gè)嗎?)
您能開(kāi)車(chē)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(chē)嗎?)
您能幫我找到ABC飯店的電話號(hào)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(hào)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(xiě)”。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(gè)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(gè)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(gè)電話的話,我將非常感激。
I'd be glad to. (我非常愿意。)
請(qǐng)關(guān)小點(diǎn)兒聲。
Please turn it down. *turn down 是“關(guān)小”電視、收音機(jī)等的聲音。另外關(guān)于turn還有以下幾種用法。
turn up (開(kāi)大〈電視、收音機(jī)等〉的聲音。)
turn off (關(guān)上〈電視、收音機(jī)等〉)
turn on (打開(kāi)〈電視、收音機(jī)等〉)
Would you please turn it down? *比較有禮貌的說(shuō)法。
Would you please turn it down? (能把聲音關(guān)小點(diǎn)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(diǎn)聲。) *帶有命令的語(yǔ)感。
等我回來(lái)。
Wait here until I get back.
Please wait here for me.
勞駕。
Excuse me. *用于向不認(rèn)識(shí)的人打招呼時(shí)。是一句很常用的口語(yǔ)。
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??跉庥行┌谅裏o(wú)禮,所以對(duì)不認(rèn)識(shí)的人最好用Excuse me.
Yo!
Hey, you!
Say! *比較舊的說(shuō)法。
你有空嗎?
Do you have time? *“你有時(shí)間嗎?”,如果是Do you have the time?的話,意思是“你知道幾點(diǎn)了嗎?”。
Do you have time? (你有空兒?jiǎn)?)
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(qǐng)求別人之前。
Can I ask you a favor? (我想求你件事行嗎?)
Sure. What is it? (當(dāng)然。什么事?)
Can I ask you a favor? (我想求你件事。)
Sorry, I'm busy. (對(duì)不起,我很忙。)
May I ask a favor of you? *更禮貌的說(shuō)法。
Could you do me a favor?
Could you help me?
Can you help me?
我想打聽(tīng)點(diǎn)兒事。
May I ask you something?
May I ask you something? (我想打聽(tīng)點(diǎn)兒事。)
Sure. Go ahead. (當(dāng)然,請(qǐng)說(shuō)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(wèn)個(gè)問(wèn)題嗎?)
對(duì)不起,打斷一下可以嗎?
Sorry for interrupting. *向正在工作或正在說(shuō)話的人說(shuō)話時(shí)的表達(dá)方式。
Sorry for interrupting... (對(duì)不起,打斷一下可以嗎?)
Oh, you're not. (噢,沒(méi)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(duì)方說(shuō)話時(shí),說(shuō)Guess what?來(lái)吸引對(duì)方的注意。
Guess what? (你猜怎么著?)
What? (怎么啦?)
You know what?
對(duì)不起,我認(rèn)錯(cuò)人了。
Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. *錯(cuò)向陌生人打招呼時(shí)。
Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. (對(duì)不起,我認(rèn)錯(cuò)人了。)
That's all right. (沒(méi)關(guān)系。)
Sorry, I thought you were someone else.
You're not who I thought you were. Sorry.
Oops. My mistake. (不好,我弄錯(cuò)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(qǐng)用吧。)