开口请人帮个忙,你会觉的不好意思吗?每个人都有需要帮助的时候,一句诚恳礼貌的请求,相信他人也不会拒绝。来学几句请求帮助的口语吧!
按照汉语的语用习惯,问对方忙不忙是有求于对方的一种先行词,英语问别人Are you busy?更多是表示关心的一种方式。不过也有老外在请你帮忙前会先问你忙不忙的。
有求于人时用什么话开始好呢?其实可以开门见山地说Mr. Lee, could you do me a favor?或者I wonder if you could do me a favor?注意,用过去时要比用现在时客气得多;再客气一点,还可以说I had been wondering if you could help me.或I beg a favor of you.颇有点官腔。
很正式的请求用语以前还有May I venture to ask you for a favor?或Please excuse me to make bold to ask you to do me a favor.这些用法显得有点迂腐,现在已没有人这样说了。如果只是想问个问题,耽误对方几分钟,也可以说Could you spare me a few minutes, Mr. Lee?
上面这些都是比较正式的请求,更正式的书面语可以说We / I would be very much obliged if you could/would(很有点万分感激的意思)如果是很熟的朋友之间,可以用比较随便的口气,如:Be a sport and lend me a hand(这里sport意为气量大度的人),请别人帮忙还可以说Would you give me a hand?(问异性Would you give me your hand? 则是求婚。)
至于向陌生人问时间,可以说Excuse me, but could you tell me what time it is now? 现在英语也趋向于简单明了,很少说Would you be kind enough to tell me the time?一类的话了。
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