英语口语语料库002

Unit 2 Request

I. Making a request

1. May I ask a favor¹ of you?

You might do me a favor.

Would you do me a favor?

Would you do me a good turn?

Could you do me a favor?

Do you mind if I ask you a favor?

Would you please do me a favor?

I was wondering if you could do me a favor, please.

Can you help me?

Would you please lend me a hand?

Can you give me a hand?

2. Will you pass me the salt, please?

Can you hand me the salt, please?

Could I have the salt, please?

Could you give me the salt, please?

Could you give me the salt, please?

Please pass me the salt.

3. Could I trouble you to shut the door?

Would you mind shutting the door?

Could you do me a favor to close the door?

4. Please do this.

Please take care of this.

Would you please do this for me?

5. Would you drive me home?

Would you take me home?

6. Get me a pen, will you?

Find me a pen, can you?

7. May I borrow your bike?

Could you spare me a bike?

Could you lend me your bike?

Do you mind if I use your bike?

Any chance of using your bike?

Can you oblige² me with your bike?

Do you mind me using your bike?

Could I use your bicycle?

8. Do you have a bike?

Have you got a bike?

Do you happen to have a bike?

You haven’t got a bike, have you?

9. I wonder if you could go to the post office for me?

Would you be so kind as to go to the post office for me?

10. Could I give him a call?

Could I call him?

Could I ring him up?

11. You might help me with the breakfast.

Please help me with the breakfast.

12. Would you be so kind as to lend me 100 yuan?

Would you be kind enough to lend me 100 yuan?

13. I don’t know how to fill out this form?

How do I fill out this form?

14. Do you have time?

Do you have a minute?

15. May I ask you something?

Do you have time to answer my question?

Could you answer my question?

16. Sorry to interrupt³ you.

Sorry for interrupting⁴.

Sorry for bothering.

I’m sorry to bother you.

17. May I use your phone?

Can I use your telephone?

18. This is the last time I’ll ever ask you to do me a favor.

This is the last time I’ll ever ask you to do anything for me.

There is just one last favor I need to ask of you.

19. You don’t have any money, do you?

20. Do me a favor and open the window.

Would you like to open the window, please?

21. Be kind enough to tell me.

22. Please oblige me by moving the chair.

23. Hey, I need a pen.

24. Hey, I’m short of money.

25. Sorry to trouble you, but do you have a rubber?

26. Sorry to trouble you, but could you help me?

27. Got a pencil?

28. Have you got some milk by any chance?

29. Could I ask you to tell him of the work?

30. Is there any chance of attending your lecture?

31. May I have the honor⁵ of reading your poem first?

32. May I have the pleasure of your explaining it to me again?

33. Would there be any possibility of turning down her proposal⁶ without hurting her?

34. Could you help me with my work?

35. Could you possibly attend the meeting?

36. Would you be so kind as to come to my party?

37. Would it be possible for you to discuss it again?

38. Don’t leave me alone, will you?

39. Help me with my English, will you, please?

40. Get me some food, will you, please?

41. Could you spare me some coffee, please?

42. Would you mind checking it again, please?

43. Would you mind changing the note, please?

44. May I use your pen?

45. Can you give me these books?

46. You couldn’t type it, could you?

47. Mind typing it for me?

48. I want you to get some water.

49. Could you tell me when the next train leaves for Beijing?

50. I need your help now, anything doing?

51. What about some coffee?

52. May I trouble you to type it for me?

53. May I have a word with you?

May I have a few words with you?

54. Will you come this way, please?

55. I’ll be very grateful⁷ if you remind me of it.

56. I’d appreciate it if you could lend me $100.

57. I’ll regard it as a favor if you could come to my wedding.

I should be most grateful if you could possibly attend my wedding.

58. Do you think it will be possible to approve it?

59. I wonder if you’d mind my playing the guitar.

60. I hope you don’t mind my asking but I wonder if it might be possible to write that part again.

61. I am not quite sure how to put this, but if you could possibly cancel the match.

62. Would you mind bringing me an umbrella?

63. Why don’t you help your sister finish her report?

64. Please don’t interrupt.

1 favor   

n.好感；赞同；好事；vt.赞同，喜爱；有利于

参考例句：

• She is out of favor with her employer.她失去了雇主的欢心。
• The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.那位新老师很受家长的欢迎。

2 oblige   

v.强迫，迫使；责成；(使)感激，施恩于

参考例句：

• Please oblige me with a reply as soon as possible.请尽早给予答复。
• Will you oblige me with your name and address?敬请赐告你的姓名和地址好吗？

3 interrupt   

vt./vi.打断；中断；插嘴

参考例句：

• It is not polite to interrupt when someone is talking.在别人讲话时插嘴是不礼貌的。
• You'd better not interrupt him.He is sleeping.你最好别打扰他，他在睡觉。

4 interrupting   

v.打断( interrupt的现在分词 )；暂停；中断；阻断

参考例句：

• You must break your bad habit of interrupting a speaker. 你必须改掉打断别人讲话的坏习惯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pardon me for interrupting. 对不起打断一下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。

6 proposal   

n.提议，建议；求婚

参考例句：

• I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。
• They could not gain over anyone to support their proposal.他们无法争取到支持他们建议的人。

7 grateful   

adj.感谢的，感激的，受欢迎的，表示谢意的

参考例句：

• If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们，我们会很感激你。
• He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。