請(qǐng)求別人幫忙，如何開(kāi)口？

　　按照漢語(yǔ)的語(yǔ)用習(xí)慣，問(wèn)對(duì)方忙不忙是有求于對(duì)方的一種“先行詞”，英語(yǔ)問(wèn)別人“Are you busy?”更多是表示關(guān)心的一種方式。不過(guò)也有老外在請(qǐng)你幫忙前會(huì)先問(wèn)你忙不忙的。

　　有求于人時(shí)用什么話開(kāi)始好呢?其實(shí)可以開(kāi)門見(jiàn)山地說(shuō)“Mr. Lee, could you do me a favor?”或者“I wonder if you could do me a favor?”注意，用過(guò)去時(shí)要比用現(xiàn)在時(shí)客氣得多;再客氣一點(diǎn)，還可以說(shuō)“I had been wondering if you could help me.”或“I beg a favor of you.”頗有點(diǎn)官腔。

　　很正式的請(qǐng)求用語(yǔ)以前還有“May I venture to ask you for a favor?”或“Please excuse me to make bold to ask you to do me a favor.”這些用法顯得有點(diǎn)迂腐，現(xiàn)在已沒(méi)有人這樣說(shuō)了。如果只是想問(wèn)個(gè)問(wèn)題，耽誤對(duì)方幾分鐘，也可以說(shuō)“Could you spare me a few minutes, Mr. Lee?”

　　上面這些都是比較正式的請(qǐng)求，更正式的書面語(yǔ)可以說(shuō)“We / I would be very much obliged if you could/would…(很有點(diǎn)“萬(wàn)分感激”的意思)”如果是很熟的朋友之間，可以用比較隨便的口氣，如：Be a sport and lend me a hand(這里sport意為“氣量大度的人”)，請(qǐng)別人幫忙還可以說(shuō)“Would you give me a hand?”(問(wèn)異性Would you give me your hand? 則是求婚。)

　　至于向陌生人問(wèn)時(shí)間，可以說(shuō)“Excuse me, but could you tell me what time it is now? ”現(xiàn)在英語(yǔ)也趨向于簡(jiǎn)單明了，很少說(shuō)“Would you be kind enough to tell me the time?”一類的話了。

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