请求帮助

　　我可以请您帮个忙吗?

　　Do you mind if I ask you a favor? *要注意回答可以时用No，不可以时用Yes。

　　Do you mind if I ask you a favor? (我可以请您帮个忙吗?)

　　No, not at all. (没问题，完全可以。)

　　Can I ask a favor?

　　May I ask you a favor? *这两个例句和上面例句不同，用Yes回答可以。

　　能帮把手吗?

　　Would you give me a hand?

　　Would you please help me?

　　Would you mind giving me a hand?

　　Could you help me out?

　　对不起

　　Im sorry to bother you,...

　　Im sorry to bother you, but can you help me? (对不起，能帮我一下吗?)

　　Its no bother. (没问题。)

　　乐意为您效劳。

　　Ill be glad to.

　　Id be happy to.

　　With pleasure.

　　Love to.

　　我可不可以/可不可以让我

　　Could I possibly...?

　　Could I possibly use your bathroom? (我能用一下您的洗手间吗?)

　　Of course. (当然。)

　　如果可以的话，

　　If youd like,... *youd是you would的缩写形式。

　　If you want to,...

　　请您把糖拿过来行吗?

　　Could you pass the sugar, please? *用于吃饭时等请别人拿自己够不到的东西时。

　　Could you pass the sugar, please? (请您把糖拿过来行吗?)

　　Sure. Here you are. (好的。给你。)

　　Could I have the sugar, please?

　　Could you hand me the sugar, please?

　　Could you give me the sugar, please?

　　Sugar, please. *比较随便的说法。

　　给!

　　Here you are. *用于拿出对方所期待着的东西时。

　　Here you go.

　　Here it is.

　　请做这个。

　　Please do this.

　　What do you want me to do? (你想让我做什么?)

　　Please do this. (请做这个。)

　　Please take care of this.

　　Would you please do this (for me)? (您能为我做这个吗?)

　　您能开车送我到那家店吗?

　　Would you drive me to the store?

　　Would you take me to the store?

　　Would you drop me off at the store? (能让我在那家店下车吗?)

　　您能帮我找到ABC饭店的电话号码吗?

　　Would you help me find the number for the ABC Hotel?

　　Would you help me find the number for the ABC Hotel? (您能帮我找到ABC饭店的电话号码吗?)

　　My pleasure. (可以啊!)

　　我不知道怎么填这张表。

　　I dont know how to fill out this form. *fill out是固定搭配，表示在空白处填写。form是表格用纸。

　　How do I fill out this form?

　　Can you help me with this form? (您能帮我填一下这张表吗?)

　　告诉我为什么?

　　Tell me why.

　　Whats the reason? (理由是什么呢?)

　　Why do you think that? (你为什么那么想?)

　　能借用一下你的钢笔吗?

　　May I borrow y your pen? *borrow借入。

　　May I use your pen?

　　Is it okay if I use your pen?

　　有笔吗?

　　Do you have a pen?

　　Do you have a pen that I can borrow?

　　能借给我10美元吗?

　　Can you lend me ten dollars?

　　你能给我打个电话吗?

　　Would you give me a call?

　　Could you call me?

　　Can you ring me up?

　　你今天晚上如果能给我打个电话的话，我将非常感激。

　　Id appreciate it if you could call me tonight.

　　Id appreciate it if you could call me tonight. (你今天晚上如果能给我打个电话的话，我将非常感激。

　　Id be glad to. (我非常愿意。)

　　请关小点儿声。

　　Please turn it down. *turn down 是关小电视、收音机等的声音。另外关于turn还有以下几种用法。

　　turn up (开大〈电视、收音机等〉的声音。)

　　turn off (关上〈电视、收音机等〉)

　　turn on (打开〈电视、收音机等〉)

　　Would you please turn it down? *比较有礼貌的说法。

　　Would you please turn it down? (能把声音关小点吗?)

　　All right. (好吧!)

　　Not so loud, please.

　　Please lower the volume.

　　Its too loud. Turn it down. (太吵了，关小点声。) *带有命令的语感。

　　等我回来。

　　Wait here until I get back.

　　Please wait here for me.

　　劳驾。

　　Excuse me. *用于向不认识的人打招呼时。是一句很常用的口语。

　　Excuse me. (劳驾。)

　　Can I help you? (有事吗?)

　　Pardon me.

　　喂，你!

　　Hello, there!

　　Hi, there!

　　喂!

　　Hey! *表示呼吁、喜悦、吃惊等。口气有些傲慢无礼，所以对不认识的人最好用Excuse me.

　　Yo!

　　Hey, you!

　　Say! *比较旧的说法。

　　你有空吗?

　　Do you have time? *你有时间吗?，如果是Do you have the time?的话，意思是你知道几点了吗?。

　　Do you have time? (你有空儿吗?)

　　Sure. (有空。)

　　Do you have a minute?

　　我想求你件事行吗?

　　Can I ask you a favor? *常用在需要拜托或请求别人之前。

　　Can I ask you a favor? (我想求你件事行吗?)

　　Sure. What is it? (当然。什么事?)

　　Can I ask you a favor? (我想求你件事。)

　　Sorry, Im busy. (对不起，我很忙。)

　　May I ask a favor of you? *更礼貌的说法。

　　Could you do me a favor?

　　Could you help me?

　　Can you help me?

　　我想打听点儿事。

　　May I ask you something?

　　May I ask you something? (我想打听点儿事。)

　　Sure. Go ahead. (当然，请说吧。)

　　May I ask (you) a question?

　　Id 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，打扰您了，我可以问 个问题吗?)

　　对不起，打断一下可以吗?

　　Sorry for interrupting. *向正在工作或正在说话的人说话时的表达方式。

　　Sorry for interrupting... (对不起，打断一下可以吗?)

　　Oh, youre not. (噢，没关系。)

　　Im sorry to interrupt you.

　　May I interrupt you?

　　Excuse me for interrupting.

　　Forgive me for interrupting.

　　你猜怎么着?

　　Guess what? *跟对方说话时，说Guess what?来吸引对方的注意。

　　Guess what? (你猜怎么着?)

　　What? (怎么啦?)

　　You know what?

　　对不起，我认错人了。

　　Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. *错向陌生人打招呼时。

　　Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. (对不起，我认错人了。)

　　Thats all right. (没关系。)

　　Sorry, I thought you were someone else.

　　Youre not who I thought you were. Sorry.

　　Oops. My mistake. (不好，我弄错了。)

　　我能用一下您的电话吗?

　　May I use your phone?

　　May I use your phone? (我能用一下您的电话吗?)

　　Go right ahead. (请用吧。)

　　●教导

　　我该怎么做呢?

　　How should I do it?

　　Just start the car! (只要发动车!)

　　How should I do it? (我怎么发动汽车呢?)

　　你该这么做。

　　This is the way you should do it.

　　I cant do it. (我不会做。)

　　This is the way you should do it. (你该这么做。)

　　This is how you should do it.

　　You should do it this way.

　　This is how you do it.

　　这样的话就会很顺利。

　　Itll do the trick. *表示稍微采用一些手段或方法就能产生所设想的效果/就会顺利。

　　Hows this? (这样做怎么样?)

　　Itll do the trick. (这样就会见效。)

　　Itll be effective.

　　Thatll work.

　　Thatll do it.

　　这样看上去好一些。

　　This looks better.

　　This is more pleasing in appearance.

　　I like the looks of this one better.

　　我用自己的办法做。

　　Ill do it my own way.

　　Let me show you how to do it. (我让你看看我的做法。)

　　Ill do it my own way. (我用我自己的办法。)

　　Ill do it the way I want to. (我用我自己想用的方法。)

　　像这样?

　　Like this? *穿衣服时表示是这样穿吗?吃第一次吃到的东西时表示是这样吃吗?。

　　You eat sushi this way. (寿司是这样吃的。)

　　Like this? (是像这样吗?)

　　You mean like this?

　　像什么?

　　Like what?

　　Like what? (像什么?)

　　Like chicken. (像只鸡。)

　　很简单。

　　Its easy.

　　Its a cinch.

　　Its a snap.

　　简单得不得了。

　　Just like that!

　　Can you buy guns in America? (在美国可以买到枪吗?)

　　Yes. Its easy, just like that! (是的，轻而易举。)

　　Just as if it were nothing. (简单得不能再简单了。)

　　有点儿难 哦。

　　Its a little hard.

　　Its kind of difficult.

　　很复杂哦。

　　Its complicated.

　　Its complex.

　　首先应该做这个。

　　This is the first thing to do.

　　You should do this first.

　　你掉了这个。

　　You dropped this. *drop 掉下，丢下。

　　You dropped this. (你掉了这个。)

　　Oh, yeah. Its mine. (哦，对!是我的。)

　　我想这是你丢的吧!

　　I think you dropped this.

　　I think this is yours. (我想这是你的吧。)

　　这是你的吗?

　　Is this yours?

　　Did you drop this?

　　这不是你的吗?

　　Isnt this yours?

　　Doesnt this belong to you?

　　是我的。

　　Its mine.

　　Yes, thats mine. (是的，那是我的。)

　　Yes, its my handkerchief. (是的，是我的手绢。)

　　It belongs to me.

　　我的钱包丢了。

　　Ive lost my wallet.

　　这下可麻烦了。

　　Im in trouble! *be in trouble 表示陷入困境。

　　●提议

　　要我帮忙吗?/要我帮你拿吗?

　　May I help?

　　May I help? (要我帮忙吗?/要我帮你拿吗?)

　　Sure. If you dont mind. (当然，要是不麻烦的话。)

　　Do you want any help?

　　Need any help?

　　Need a hand?

　　Do you need a hand?

　　Can I give you a hand?

　　Do you need some help?

　　Can I help you carry that? (要我帮您搬吗?)

　　决定之前再好好考虑考虑。

　　Think twice before you decide.

　　这个怎么样?

　　How about this one?

　　How about this one? (这个怎么样?)

　　Its the same price.(这个价钱也是一样。)

　　What about this one?

　　我提个建议。

　　I want to make a suggestion.

　　I want to offer a suggestion.

　　我们走近道吧!

　　Lets take a short cut. *short cut表示近路，捷径。

　　Lets go a shorter way.

　　咱们逃学吧!

　　Lets play hooky! *play hooky 俚语，逃学。

　　Lets skip school!

　　Lets cut class!

　　Lets ditch school!

　　我们打电话请个病假吧!

　　Lets call in sick.

　　玩扑克吧!

　　Lets play cards!

　　我有个主意。

　　I have an idea.

　　I have an idea. (我有个主意。)

　　What is it? (什么主意?)

　　Ive got it.

　　I have come up with an idea.

　　I have a good idea. (我有个好主意。)

　　这样怎么样?

　　Tell you what. *用于向对方提建议时。它是Ill tell you what.的缩写。

　　Tell you what. Why dont you come to my house now? (这样怎么样?你现在就来我家一趟，怎么样?)

　　Okay. (好吧!)

　　让我考虑一下。

　　Let me think for a moment.

　　你好好想想看。

　　Just think about it.

　　I dont know what to say. (我不知道说什么好。)

　　Just think about it. (你好好想想看。 )

　　你该剪剪你的头发了。

　　You should get a haircut.

　　You should cut your hair.

　　You need a hair cut.

　　你也一起来吧?

　　Wont you join us? *Wont you...? 表示好吗?，是一种表达建议的较随便的方式。

　　Why dont you come along? (我们一起去吧?)

　　你有什么建议吗?

　　What do you suggest?

　　What is your suggestion?

　　打赌?

　　Wanna make a bet? *wanna口语说法。是Do you want to...的缩写。

　　Wanna make a bet? (打赌?)

　　Youre on! (行啊。)

　　Do you want to bet?

　　Why dont you put your money where your mouth is?

　　Lets bet on it. (我们打个赌吧。)

　　Want to bet?

　　我建议你坐出租车去。

　　I suggest you take a taxi.

　　●接受请求和建议

　　有事吗?

　　Yes?

　　有事吗?

　　Can I help you? *直译是我可以帮助你吗?

　　Excuse me. (劳驾。)

　　Can I help you? (有事吗?)

　　What can I do for you?

　　可以，什么事?

　　Sure. What is it? *这种表达方式是作为对对方请求帮忙的回答。

　　Sure, what can I do?

　　Sure. How can I help?

　　What is it?

　　有什么问题吗?

　　Any problems?

　　Is there a problem?

　　What seems to be the problem?

　　Anything wrong?

　　怎么了?

　　Whats the matter?

　　Whats the matter? (怎么了?)

　　I dont feel well. (我觉得不舒服。)

　　当然。

　　Of course. *一般情况下的说法，当然。

　　Did you finish the report? (你写完报告了吗?)

　　Of course. (当然。)

　　Wanna come to my party? (你来参加我的舞会吗?)

　　Of course. (当然。)

　　Sure. *比Of course.要亲切一些。

　　Okay.

　　Certainly.

　　Sure thing.

　　For sure. *俚语。

　　Surely.

　　No way. (绝对不行。)

　　没问题/没关系。

　　No problem. *No problem是Dont worry的随意的表达方式。

　　Could you give me a hand? (能帮我一把吗?)

　　No problem. (没问题。)

　　Theres no problem.

　　You bet.

　　All right.

　　Sure.

　　Absolutely.

　　Certainly.

　　My pleasure.

　　这是谁的主意?

　　Whose idea is it?

　　好的，谢谢。

　　Yes, thank you. *向对方表示感谢的心情。

　　Would you like to try? (你想试试吗?)

　　Yes, thank you. (好的，谢谢。)

　　No, thank you. (不，不用了。)

　　是的，拜托您了。

　　Yes, please. *请求对方帮忙时。

　　Would you like some more? (您想再要点儿吗?)

　　Yes, please. (是的，拜托您。)

　　您请。

　　Go ahead. *催促对方说话或行动时。

　　May I? (我可以先〉吗?)

　　Go ahead. (您请。)

　　您先请。

　　After you.

　　After you. (您先请。)

　　Thank you. (谢谢。)

　　Go ahead. *Go ahead比After you语气要随便。

　　这是我的荣幸。

　　My ple asure.

　　Thank you for the report. (谢谢你的报告。)

　　My pleasure. (哪里，我乐意之至。)

　　Its my pleasure.

　　Id be happy to.

　　Its no problem.

　　当然。

　　Why not? *表示没有理由不同意的语感，意为当然、很愿意。

　　Should we have more drinks? (我们再喝点儿吗?)

　　Why not? (当然。)

　　No reason not to.

　　没关系。

　　No, not at all.

　　Would you mind if I smoked? (我可以抽烟吗?)

　　No, not at all. (没关系，您请。)

　　这就做。

　　I will.

　　Do your homework now. (你现在就做作业。)

　　I will. (这就做。)

　　Im going to.

　　Ill do it.

　　明白。

　　Got it. *特别是在听到命令和吩咐时用。

　　Get it? (明白了吗?)

　　Got it! (明白。)

　　Got you.

　　Gotcha. *俚语。

　　不用多说了。(就交给我吧。)

　　Say no more. *用来回答对方提出想的请求时。

　　I hate to ask you for help, but... (我不太想麻烦你，但是)

　　Say no more. (就交给我吧。)

　　Be my guest.

　　Dont worry about it.

　　Ill take care of it.

　　Leave it up to me.

　　就像在自己家里一样。

　　Make yourself at home.

　　I like your apartment. (我喜欢你的公寓。)

　　Make yourself at home. (请随便点儿，就像在自己家里一样。)

　　很高兴为您效劳。

　　Id be happy to help you.

　　Id be happy to help you. (很高兴为您效劳。)

　　Thats alright. (谢谢!不用了。)

　　Ill be happy to help you.

　　Id love to help. *女性常用。

　　Id be more than happy to help you. *更强调高兴的表达方式。

　　遵命。

　　Certainly. *愉快地、感到荣幸地接受别人请求或提问时，给予的礼貌性的回答。

　　Id like more water, please. (我想再要点儿水。)

　　Certainly. (遵命。)

　　照您说的做。

　　Whatever you say.

　　I think we should do it this way. (我认为应该这样做。)

　　Whatever you say. (照您说的做。)

　　Youre the boss. (您是头儿，您定吧!)

　　Youre in control. (由您掌管。)

　　为你做什么都行。

　　Anything for you.

　　Would you help me out? (你能帮我吗?)

　　Anything for you. (为你做什么都行。)

　　Ill do anything for you. *上句是这句的缩写。

　　交给我吧!

　　Ill take care of it. *我来做、我负责任。

　　Its due tomorrow. (支付期截止到明天。)

　　Ill take care of it. (我来处理吧。)

　　Ill handle it.

　　Leave it to me.

　　(You can) count on me. *count on... 指望、依靠、期待。

　　You can leave it up to me.

　　算我一个。

　　Count me in. *用在听到了有趣的事情或计划时，带有让我也参加吧的语感。

　　Are you coming? (你也来吗?)

　　Count me in. (算我一个。)

　　Im in.

　　Im into it. *比较随便的说法。

　　Count me out. (我不做。/别把我算上。)

　　剩下的就交给我!

　　Ill do the rest.

　　I have to leave early today. (今天我得早走。)

　　Okay. Ill do the rest. (好的，剩下的由我做吧。)

　　Ill finish up.

　　Ill take care of the rest of it.

　　就这么着，说好了。

　　Deal. *既可以作为问题，也可以作为回答，常用于妥协时、分配工作时。表示那就开始吧、就这么定了、那就成交了。

　　Is it a deal? (这样行吗?)

　　Deal. (行，就这么着。)

　　Ill cook if you do the dishes. Deal? (你洗碗，我就做饭，行吗?)

　　Deal. (就这么着。)

　　Its a deal.

　　Thats a deal!

　　That will do.

　　No deal. (那样的话还是定不了。)

　　不管发生什么，我也要做。

　　Ill do it no matter what. *no matter what 无论怎样、无论发生什么。

　　If you do that, youll get fired. (如果你那样做，那你将被解雇。)

　　Ill do it no matter what. (不管发生什么，我也要这样做。)

　　Ill do it regardless of circumstances.

　　Nothing will stop me from doing it.

　　Nothing will get in my way of...

　　这相当简单。

　　Its quite easy.

　　How did you do that? (那是怎么做的?)

　　Its quite easy. (这相当简单。)

　　Its pretty simple.

　　Its really easy.

　　那算不了什么。

　　Its nothing.

　　That looks hard. (那看上去很难。)

　　Its nothing. (那算不了什么。)

　　Its a cinch.

　　Its a piece of cake.

　　那太好了。

　　That would be great.

　　Would you like some coffee? (你来杯咖啡吗?)

　　That would be great. (那太好了。)

　　That would be perfect.

　　That would hit the spot. (那太让人满意了。)

　　Thats exactly what I want. (那正是我想要的。)

　　That would be grand. *比较旧的说法。

　　行吗?

　　Would you?

　　Ill help. (我来帮你吧!)

　　Would you? (行吗?)

　　Could you?

　　好吧!

　　Youre on! *就对方所说的事表示可以、明白了的感觉。

　　Lets play mah-jong. (我们玩麻将吧!)

　　Youre on! (好吧!)

　　Okay.

　　Sounds good.

　　Ill take you up on that offer.

　　Lets get moving.

　　Youve got a deal.

　　如果不给您添麻烦的话。

　　If you dont mind.

　　Would you like some help? (用我来帮助您吗?)

　　If you dont mind. (如果不给您添麻烦的话。)

　　Excuse me. May I help you? (劳驾，我可以帮忙吗?)

　　Sure. If you dont mind. (嗯，如果不麻烦你的话。)

　　If its no trouble.

　　If you wouldnt mind.

　　随时为您效劳。

　　Anytime. *对方说Thank you时的回答。表示什么时候我都乐意为您效劳、无论什么时候我都可以帮忙。

　　Thank you for everything. (太感谢您了。)

　　Anytime. (愿意随时为您效劳。)

　　什么都行。

　　Anything. *什么都可以，按你说的做。

　　What would you like to d rink? (你喝点什么?)

　　Anything. (什么都行。)

　　那，我们做吧。

　　Lets do it! *对新事物、有趣的事情而言。

　　We should take a trip. (我们应该去旅行。)

　　Lets do it! (那我们去吧!)

　　Lets not. (算了吧!)

　　满足你的希望。

　　Your wish is my command.

　　I want that. (我要那个。)

　　Your wish is my command. (满足你的要求。)

　　Anything you say.

　　I wanna make all your dreams come true.

　　Im here to please you.

　　那个可以。

　　That will do.

　　Hows this? (这个怎么样?)

　　That will do. (可以呀。)

　　Thats good enough.

　　什么都可以。

　　Anythingll do. *用于哪个都管用的时候。

　　哪儿都行。

　　Anywherell do.

　　足够了。

　　Thatll be enough.

　　Should I make more? (再多做点儿吗?)

　　Thatll be enough. (那就足够了。)

　　Thats enough.

　　That will do for now.

　　什么事?

　　Whats it about?

　　Can I talk to you? (我能跟你说句话吗?)

　　Sure, whats it about? (当然，什么事?)

　　能告诉我您的电话号码吗?

　　May I have your phone number?

　　May I have your phone number? (请告诉我您的电话号码。)

　　Sure, its 1212-1212. (好的，1212-1212。)

　　Your number, please?

　　May I have your number?

　　Could I have your number?

　　●拒绝请求和建议

　　我希望可以，但是

　　I wish I could, but... *委婉地拒绝对方要求的表达方式。

　　Could you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上能加个班吗?)

　　I wish I could, but... (我希望可以，但是)

　　Id love to, but...

　　我不愿意。

　　I wont.

　　I want you to do it now. (我想让你现在就做。)

　　I wont. (我不愿意。)

　　不，谢谢。

　　No, thank you. *虽然很感激，但必须拒绝时使用。

　　Do you need help? (要我来帮你吗?)

　　No, thank you. (不，谢谢。)

　　No, thanks. *随便的说法。

　　Yes, thank you. (好吧，麻烦你。)

　　我想不行。

　　I dont think so.

　　Can we go? (我们也能去吗?)

　　No, I dont think so. (不，我想不行。)

　　I dont believe so.

　　我不要。

　　I dont want it.

　　Here you are. (给你。)

　　I dont want it. (我不要。)

　　真的不要。

　　I really dont want it.

　　Take one. (拿一个吧。)

　　I really dont want it. (我真的不要。)

　　真抱歉，我不能帮助你。

　　Im sorry I cant help you.

　　Where is the ABC Hotel? (请问ABC饭店在哪儿?)

　　Im sorry I cant help you. (对不起，我帮不了你。)

　　Can you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上你能加班吗?)

　　Im sorry, I cant help you. (对不起，我加不了班。)

　　Im sorry I cant assist you.

　　Im sorry I cant be any help.

　　我反对他的建议。

　　Im against his proposal.

　　我很乐意，可我帮不了你。

　　I wish I could help you, but I cant.

　　Could you help me get a job? (您能帮我找一份工作吗?)

　　I wish I could help you, but I cant. (可惜我帮不了你。)

　　那事我使不上劲。

　　I cant do anything about it.

　　You have to help me. (你得帮帮我。)

　　I cant do anything about it. (那事我使不上劲。)

　　There is nothing I can do about it.

　　I can do nothing about it.

　　我无法满足你的愿望。

　　I cant make that happen.

　　I want to work for this company. (我想在这家公司工作。)

　　Sorry, I cant make that happen. (对不起，我无法满足你的愿望。)

　　我没那份心情。

　　Im not in the mood.

　　Do you want to dance? (想跳舞吗?)

　　Im not in the mood. (我没那份心情。)

　　I dont feel like it.

　　很遗憾，我现在有件急事。

　　Im afraid Ive got urgent business now.

　　Im afraid Ive got urgent business now. (很遗憾，我现在有件急事。)

　　Thats a shame. (真是太遗憾了。)

　　我有别的事。

　　I have other business to take care of.

　　Are you free today? (你今天有时间吗?)

　　No, I have other business to take care of. (没有，我有别的事。)

　　对不起，我现在正忙着呢。

　　Im sorry, but Im busy just now.

　　Im sorry, but Im busy right now.

　　对不起，我有急事。

　　Im sorry, but Im in a hurry.

　　Sorry, I dont have time. (对不起，我没时间了。)

　　现在不行。

　　Not right now.

　　我就算了吧。

　　Count me out. *自己不愿意参加，不愿意加入时使用。

　　Are you coming? (你来吗?)

　　Count me out. (我就算了吧。)

　　Count me in. (算上我一个。)

　　如果可以的话，最好不

　　Id rather not.

　　Lets go drinking. (我们去喝酒吧。)

　　Id rather not. (我还是不去了吧。)

　　够了，够了。

　　Enough. *Enough表示所有量，接受量足够了。也可以用来表示有够多的麻烦和痛苦时。

　　You have to... (你必须)

　　Enough. (够了，够了。)

　　Enough already.

　　Thats enough.

　　已经足够了。

　　Ive had enough.

　　How about more salad? (再来点儿沙拉，怎么样?)

　　No, thank you. Ive had enough. (不，谢谢，已经足够了。)

　　很遗憾，今天我不太方便。

　　Unfortunately, its not convenient for me today.

　　Why dont we have dinner together? (一起去吃顿饭，怎么样?)

　　Unfortunately, its not convenient for me today. (很遗憾，今天我不太方便。)

　　没说到点儿上。/离题万里。

　　Thats beside the point. *beside the point 表示估计错的、没抓住中心的。

　　If it hadnt rained, I would have done it. (要是没下雨的话，我就可以做，可是)

　　Thats beside the point. (根本没说到点儿上。)

　　●请求同意

　　做可以吗?

　　Is it all right if...? *常用来表示比较有礼貌地请求对方允许。

　　Is it all right if I open the window? (我可以开窗吗?)

　　Absolutely. (当然。)*也可以用Is it all right to...? 来代替Is it all right if...?意思相同。

　　Is it all right to smoke here? (我可以在这儿抽烟吗?)

　　No, this is a nonsmoking room. (不行，这儿是禁烟室。)

　　我可以进来吗?

　　May I come in?

　　May I come in? (我可以进来吗?)

　　Please, do. (请进。)

　　Is it alright to come in?

　　May I enter?

　　我可以坐这儿吗?

　　May I sit here?

　　Is this seat taken?

　　Is someone sitting here?

　　Is this seat free?

　　我可以在这儿玩球吗?

　　May I play catch here?

　　May I play catch here? (我可以在这儿玩球吗?)

　　Of course you may. (当然，玩吧。)

　　我可以抽烟吗?

　　Do you mind if I smoke?

　　Do you mind if I smoke? (我可以抽烟吗?)

　　No, I dont mind. (行，没关系。)*回答Do you mind...? 的提问时，想说不行时用Yes,行时用No。

　　这儿可以拍照吗?

　　Am I allowed to take pictures here? *allow表示原谅、同意、承认。

　　Am I allowed to take pictures here? (这儿可以拍照吗?)

　　Yes, I think so. (我想可以。)

　　Is taking pictures allowed here?

　　Are you permitted to take pictures here?

　　Do they permit taking pictures here?

　　Is it okay to take photographs here?

　　让我看看。

　　Let me see it.

　　This is my favorite picture. (这是我最喜欢的照片。)

　　Let me see it. (让我看看。)

　　Let me take a look.

　　Please show it to me.

　　我可以借用您的电话吗?

　　May I use your phone?

　　May I use your phone? (我可以借用您的电话吗?)

　　Only if its not long distance. (只要不是长途电话就行。)

　　我可以借用您的卫生间吗?

　　May I use the bathroom?

　　May I use the rest room?

　　May I use the washroom?

　　我可以把车停在那儿吗?

　　Can I park my car there?

　　Can I park my car there? (我可以把车停在那儿吗?)

　　Yes, you can. (可以，停那儿吧。)

　　Is parking there okay?

　　Is it all right to park my car there?

　　Am I permitted to park my car there?

　　我可以看一眼吗?

　　May I take a look?

　　May I have a look?

　　May I see it?

　　哪儿都可以吗?

　　You mean any place?

　　Do you mean any place?

　　Anywheres okay?

　　Any place?

　　●同意、不同意

　　行。

　　Go ahead.

　　May I use your phone? (可以借用你的电话吗?)

　　Go ahead. (可以。)

　　随你吧。

　　Its up to you.

　　You decide.

　　可以。

　　Sure.

　　Would you help me? (你能帮我吗?)

　　Sure. (可以。)

　　No problem.

　　Okay.

　　Sure thing!

　　Why not?

　　I dont see why not. *直译我没有理由说不，see表示明白。

　　I dont see why it is not all right.

　　That sounds okay.

　　行啊!

　　Im game!

　　Lets go out drinking. (我们去喝一杯吧。)

　　Im game! (行啊!)

　　Im all for it. (非常赞成。)

　　如果你不介意的话。

　　If thats all right with you. *请求对方同意、许可的说法。

　　Its five oclock now. (现在5点了。)

　　Lets leave now, if thats all right with you. (我们走吧，如果你不介意的话。)

　　If thats all right for you.

　　如果方便的话

　　If its all right with you, *这句同上句If thats all right with you.大致相同，但这句用在对话开始时。

　　If its all right with you, Id like to go to bed now. (如果方便的话，我想休息了。)

　　Go ahead. (您请吧。)

　　可以，您请。

　　Yes, please do.

　　May I sit here? (我可以坐在这儿吗?)

　　Yes, please do. (可以，您请坐。)

　　Sure, go ahead.

　　No problem.

　　约翰，你可以回家了。

　　You may go home now, John.

　　很遗憾，恐怕不行。

　　Im afraid not. *用于虽然对方也许不想听，或者不相信，但不得不说No(不)时。这是一种委婉的否定表达方式，含有表示同情对方的心情。

　　Is this the smoking section? (这儿是吸烟席吗?)

　　No, Im afraid not. (很遗憾，好像不是。)

　　? Im afraid so. *这句话的意思是很遗憾是这样、很遗憾是这么回事。

　　最好不要。

　　Id rather you didnt. *Id rather...not表示如果可以的话，我不想、如果可以的话我想拒绝、如果允许的话我想推辞。Id rather是I would rather的缩写形式，用于婉转地拒绝对方的建议时。

　　May I smoke? (我可以吸烟吗?)

　　Id rather you didnt. (最好不吸。)

　　Would you mind if I went with you? (我也可以和你一起去吗?)

　　Id rather you didnt. (希望你最好别来。)

　　Id prefer it if you didnt.

　　Id prefer you not to.

　　Id rather that you not.

　　不行!

　　Not on your life! *表示强烈的拒绝。

　　Would you lie for me? (你能帮我撒个谎吗?)

　　Not on your life! (不行!)

　　Certainly not.

　　Not for any reason!

　　No way!

　　Not a chance!

　　Fat chance!

　　Not a chance in the world! *表示更为强烈的拒绝。

　　绝不允许!

　　Over my dead body! *表示只要我还未闭眼，绝不让、完全不可能。

　　Would you loan me ￥100,000? (你能借给我10万日元吗?)

　　Over my dead body! (绝不可能!)

　　Never!

　　That will never happen!

　　I will never let that happen!

　　Id rather die first!

　　不!不行!

　　Nope! *比较随便的俚语说法。

　　Are you going to the party? (你要去参加舞会吗?)

　　Nope! (不，不去。)

　　还没有。

　　Not yet.

　　Have you finished? (你做完了吗?)

　　Not yet. (还没有。)

　　现在不行。

　　Not now.

　　Could you help me? (你能帮我一下吗?)

　　Not now. (现在不行。)

　　Later. (过会儿吧。)

　　这里不行。

　　Not here.

　　May I smoke? (我可以吸烟吗?)

　　Not here. (在这儿不行。)

　　你不能在这儿吃东西。

　　You may not eat here.

　　You may not eat here. (你不能在这儿吃东西。)

　　Im sorry, I didnt know. (对不起，我不知道。)

　　Eating here is not allowed.

　　You cant eat here.

　　Eating is prohibited here.

　　Please refrain from eating here.

　　●引起注意

　　看!

　　Take a look!

　　Have a look!

　　See for yourself.

　　听好喽!

　　Listen! *在说完listen!引起对方注意之后，再开始进入话题，是很常用的方式。

　　Hi! Tom. (嗨!汤姆。)

　　Listen! Do you want to know a secret? (听着!你想知道一个秘密吗?)

　　Listen up. *更强烈地引起注意的说法。

　　Listen to me. (听我说。)

　　Listen to this. (好好听着。)

　　别不理我。

　　Dont ignore me. *ignore忽视，不理。

　　Listen to me. (听我说。)

　　看这儿!

　　Look here!

　　看那儿!

　　Look at that!

　　Look at that! (看那儿!)

　　Wow! (哇!)

　　快来看呀!

　　Come, look!

　　看我!

　　Look at me!

　　Hey, look! (嘿，看呀。)

　　我听见有什么声音。

　　I heard something.

　　I heard something. (我听见有声音。)

　　Its just my dog. (那是我的狗。)

　　What was that noise? (那是什么声响?)

　　I think I heard something. (我听见有动静。)

　　我这就去看看。

　　Ill go and take a look right away.

　　Did you see Toms new house? Its really nice. (你看到汤姆的新家了吗?特别好。)

　　Ill go and take a look right away. (我这就去看看。)

　　Ill go and check it out immediately.

　　Ill go give it a look right now.

　　该你了。

　　Its your turn. *用于各种情况，如玩游戏或是按顺序做事情等。

　　Whos next? (下一个是谁?)

　　Its your turn. (该你了。)