Lesson 18 恳求帮助及委托
出口成章
May I ask you for a favor？ 能请您帮个忙吗？
Could you help me？ 您能帮助我吗？
Give me a hand， please. 请帮个忙吧。
Please help me. 帮帮我吧。
Could you print these files for me？ 您能帮我打印这些文件吗？
Excuse me. Can you help me to clear this paper jam？ 劳驾，帮我清理一下卡纸好吗？
Oh no， my computer halted again. Could you lend me a hand？ 天哪，电脑又死机了。能帮我处理一下吗？
Would you mind sending these documents to the general manager for me？ 你介意帮我把这些文件送给总经理吗？
Could you give me a cup of coffee？ 能给我一杯咖啡吗？
Could you tell me how to operate this machine？ 您能告诉我如何使用这台机器吗？
If you could help me with the presentation， I’d be grateful。如果你能帮我做这个小报告，我会非常感谢。
It would be a big help if you could arrange the meeting。如果你能安排这次会面，就是帮了我的大忙。
I’m not feeling well today， could you ask for a sick leave for me？ 我今天不舒服，你能帮我请个病假吗？
I have no time for lunch， would you bring me a takeaway when you come back？ 我没有时间吃午饭，你回来的时候能给我带一份吗？
It’s so heavy， can you help me move the desk there？ 它好重啊，您能帮我把这张桌子移到那边吗？
职场聊天一语惊人抄这段
Hello， this is Barbara speaking.
你好，我是芭芭拉。
Hello Barbara. This is Amy.
你好芭芭拉，我是艾米。
Why aren’t you in the office？ Where are you？
你怎么不在办公室？你在哪儿？
I got a bad flu， and the doctor asked me to stay at home for three days.
我得了重感冒，医生要我在家待三天。
I’m sorry to hear that. But what to do with your job here？
听到这个我很难过。但是你在这里的工作怎么办呢？
That’s why I call you now. I want to ask for your help， may I？
这就是我打电话给你的原因。我想要你帮助我，可以吗？
Yes， of course. Just tell me what I should do.
当然可以，尽管告诉我需要做什么。
You are so nice. Do you see the papers on my desk？
你真好。你看到了我桌子上的文件吗？
Yes， I do.
是的，我看到了。
They are for the meeting this afternoon. Would you please duplicate twenty copies of them and send to the manager’s office.
它们是为下午的会议准备的。你能把它们复印二十份交到经理的办公室吗？
OK， I will do it right now. Anything else？
好的，我马上就去。还有其他事吗？
By the way， could you ask for a three-day sick leave for me？
可不可以顺便帮我请三天病假？
Definitely yes.
当然可以。
Thank you so much.
非常谢谢你。
My pleasure. Hope you can recover soon. Byebye.
不客气，祝你早日康复。再见。
Bye
再见。
正式用语 VS 非正式用语
中文 非正式场合聊天常用语 正式场合聊天常用语
中文 非正式场合聊天常用语 正式场合聊天常用语
你能帮助我吗？ Can you help me？ Could you do me a favor？
帮我一下。 Give me a hand. Give me an assistance.
你能告诉我怎么用吗？ Can you tell me how to use it？ Can you give me an introduction about how to use it？
你能帮我接个电话吗？ Can you answer the telephone for me？ Would you mind picking up the telephone for me？
你能代替我出席这个会议吗？ Can you go to the meeting for me？ Can you be present at the meeting on behalf of me？
你能帮我完成这个项目吗？ Can you help me finish the program？ Can you assist me in accomplishing the program？
你能把它递给我吗？ Can you give it to me？ Would you mind delivering it to me？
我要出差几天。 I will be away for a few days. I am going on a business trip for a few days.
你能照看我种的植物吗？ Can you look after the plant for me？ May I ask you to take care of attention to my plant？
我能用你的电脑吗？ May I use your computer？ May I take advantage of your computer？
你能帮我送这些信吗？ Can you help me take these letters to the post office？ Could you send these letters for me？
你是我唯一能够信任的人。 You are the only person I can trust. You are the only person who I can trust.
你是我唯一能够依赖的人。 You are the only person on whom I can rely on. You are the only person whom I can depend on.
谢谢你的帮助。 Thank you for your help. I really appreciate your kindness.
你真好，能够帮助我。 You are so kind to help me. It’s kind of you to help me.
重点词汇解析
1. halt [h？：lt] vi. 停止；立定；踌躇，犹豫 n. 停止；立定；休息 vt. 使停止；使立定
【例句】The plan for armistice talks was halted.
和平谈判计划被迫中止。
2. operate [‘？p？reit] vi. 运转；动手术；起作用 vt. 操作；经营；引起；对……开刀
【例句】The machine is operating continuously.
那台机器一直在不停地运转
3. presentation [，prez？n’tein；，pri：-] n. 描述，陈述；介绍；赠送
【例句】They are varied in style， taste and presentation.
在风格、味道和样式上都是不同的。
4. arrange [？‘reind？] vt. 安排；排列；整理 vi. 安排；排列；协商
【例句】I arranged the books on the shelves.
我把书架上的书籍整理好。
5. appreciate [？’pri：？ieit] vt. 欣赏；感激；领会；鉴别 vi. 增值；涨价
【例句】We appreciate your helping us.
我们对你们给予我们的帮助表示感谢。
英语加油站：每天读点英语经典
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
——J Barryomre， American Actor
只要一个人还有所追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。
——美国演员 巴里穆尔
And love， young men，and venerate the ideal. The ideal is the word of God. High above every country， high above humanity， is the country of the spirit， the city of the soul.
——Giuseppe Mazzini， Italian statesman.
青年人啊，热爱理想吧，崇敬理想吧。理想是上帝的语言。高于一切国家和全人类的，是精神的王国，是灵魂的故乡。
——意大利政治家 马志尼·G
Ideals are like stars； you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters， you choose them as your guides， and following them you will reach your destiny.
——Carl Schurz
理想就像是星星；你无法用手触碰。但是就像水手选择导航星一样，你选择理想并由此实现生命。
——卡尔·舒尔茨
If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for， he isn’t fit to live.
——Martin Luther King， JR.