:Unit6 Asking for Help

Unit 5 Asking for Help

请求帮助

Part Ⅰ Practical Background Information 实战背景信息

人类社会是个大家庭，一个人的力量毕竟有限，尤其是当人类社会进入信息时代后，个人主义已不再时兴了。在现实生活中，我们每个人都需要别人的帮助。如何得到他人的帮助，恰到好处地表达语言是关键。不论是汉语或是英语，在请求帮助的表达上是大同小异的，都有委婉和直接的表达方式。重要的是在什么样的场合，针对什么样的对象，用什么样的语气表达请求。

一般地说，语气委婉就显得客气和礼貌。有时过于直接会被视为粗鲁。然而，过于委婉的请求又会让人听了觉得发腻。所以在表达请求时，可以考虑以下几种情况：(1)言者与听者间的关系。直截了当的请求常用在很亲近的朋友或上级对下级的情形中。(2)求助的事对于请求一方的重要程度。一般地说，如果此事对求助者很重要，他常用较委婉的表达方式。(3)求助的事对于提供帮助的人的不方便程度。通常是越不方便越应该使用委婉表达。

以下便是部分由直接到委婉的求助表达方式：

1) Lend me some money(please)．

2) (Please) Will you lend me some money?

3) Could you lend me some money (please)?

4) Would you mind lending me some money?

5) Do you think you could possibly lend me some money?

6) I was wondering if you could possible lend me some money?

7) I hope you don’t mind my asking，but I wonder if it might be at all possible for you to lend me some money．

Part Ⅱ Twenty-four Practical Key Patterns 24大实战经典句型

1-①A：Please help me move the box．

请帮我挪一下这箱。

B：All right．

好。

②A：Be kind enough to mail this letter for me．

请帮我把这封信寄了。

B：Certainly．

当然。

2-①A：May I ask a favour of you?

请帮我个忙行吗?

B：No problem。

没问题。

②A：Can you help me with the luggage?

能帮我搬行李吗?

B：Of course．

没问题。

③A：Do you mind helping me with my lesson?

能在功课上帮帮我吗?

B：Sorry，I’m busy now. But could you wait?

对不起，我正忙。不过你能等等吗?

④A：Do you think you could lend me your bike?

能把自行车借我用用吗?

B：Oh，sorry．I’m using it.

噢，对不起。我自己要用。

3-①A：Could you do me a favour?

能帮我个忙吗？

B：By all means.

当然。

②A：could you possibly go to the newsstand and buy a China Daily?

你能去报摊帮我买份《中国日报》吗?

B：Sorry，I am not going that way．

对不起，我不去那个方向。

③A：Would you help me for a minute，please?

帮我一下忙，好吗?

B：Yes．What do you want me to do?

行，要我干啥?

4-①A：I’d appreciate it if you could give me a hand?

如果你能帮我个忙，我将不胜感激。

B：I’d be glad to do it．

我很愿意帮你。

②A：It would help me a great deal if you could give me a gift．

如果我能搭你的顺风车，那就帮了我个大忙了。

B：My pleasure.

我很乐意。

③A：I wonder if you could tell me how to learn English well?

我想知道你是否可以告诉我如何学好英语。

B：I’ll be delighted to do it．

我很乐意告诉你。

Key words and expressions 关键词句

1．do sb．a favour：帮某人的忙。Would you do me a favour? 这是请求别人帮忙时常说的一句话。回答时一般用certainly．I’ll be glad to，with pleasure或of course．

2．by all means：表示答应。当然好啦，可以。

Part Ⅲ Three Practical Key Dialogues 3大实战经典对话

Dialogue 1(对话1)

A．Say，Peter．Could you possibly help me with my English．

喂，彼得你能不能辅导一下我的英语?

B．By all means. When?

当然可以，什么时候?

A．Is tomorrow evening any good?

明晚行吗?

B．Sorry．I shall not be free then. Is tomorrow afternoon all right for you?

抱歉。我那时没空。明天下午如何?

A．O．K．Tomorrow afternoon is fine．See you then．

好，就明天下午。到时见。

B．See you．

再见。

Dialogue 2(对话2)

A．Well，very delicious! Thank you very much for the dinner．You are a good cook.

味道真不错，谢谢你请我们吃饭。你是个好厨师。

B：Thank you．

谢谢。

A：Could I do the washing-up for you?

我来帮你洗碗吧!

B：No，don’t bother，I can do it myself. But could you help make some coffee?

不用麻烦，我自己就行了，不过你能帮我冲咖啡吗?

A：No problem.

没问题。

Note注释

don't bother：不必麻烦。常用于谢绝他人主动提供的帮助。

Dialogue 3(对话3)

A：Could you do me a favour?

帮个忙行吗?

B：Sure．What do you want me to do?

可以，要我干啥?

A：You see，I was sick for days and missed several lessons．Do you mind lending me your note books．

你知道，我病了好些天，缺了一些课。你可不可以把你的笔记借给我。

B：Oh．I’m very sorry．I need it row．But you can have it tomorrow afternoon．Is that all right?

噢，对不起，我现在要用，不过明天下午可以给你，行吗?

A：Good．Thanks．

好，谢谢。

Note注释

mind doing something：介意做某事，请求别人帮助时常用的句型。Do you mind lending me your bike? 可不可以将自行车借给我?

Part Ⅳ One Practical Key Essay 一篇实战经典文章

Read the passage and answer the following questions. 阅读短文并回答下列问题。

A Polite Guest

Peter was ten years old．One day his friend Paul invited him to his birthday party．

Before Peter went to the party，his mother said to him，“Now，Peter，don’t forget to be polite. Don’t ask for food．Wait till someone gives it to you．”

There were a lot of children at the party．They played together for an hour， and then Paul’s mother gave them some food；but she forgot to give Peter any．He waited and waited，but he got nothing to eat．Finally he held his plate up in the air and said loudly，“Paul，could you possibly collect this clean plate for me， please?”

1．How old was Peter?

2．What did Paul do one day?

3．What did Peter’s mother want him to do?

4．What did the children do at the party?

5．What happened when it was time for food?

6．Did Peter ask for food when he didn’t get any?

7．Peter went home without eating anything, is that right?

8．What did he do finally?