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?

對不起……
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?。。?/p>

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??跉庥行┌谅裏o禮,所以對不認識的人最好用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?)

對不起,打斷一下可以嗎?
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?

對不起,我認錯人了。
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,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。)