怎样用英语要求获得某物?
你知道怎样用英语来向别人要求获得某样东西吗?我确定你可以。但是,你可能会想知道,哪种方式能够比别人更加礼貌。这次的指南会告诉你,怎样用直接或间接的方式礼貌地向别人要求获得某物。 每一个英语学习者都需要知道怎样用英语来要求获得某物。有许多方式都可以做到。如果你知道某人拥有某物,你可以通过礼貌地提问来直接要求某物。如果你不知道,可能就会通过以是/否来回答的问题来要求获得某物。注意,在要某物时不要用祈使句的形式。换言之,不要说“把它给我”,而是要像下面的例子一样友善地提问。 Do you have a pen I could borrow? Is there any wine? Did you buy any bread? 如果你知道或者看见某人拥有某物,可以用could或may来进行礼貌地提问。在一些非正式场合中,也可以用can。在过去,在要求获得某物的时候并不会用到can,它只会在表示能力时才使用。在英国,剑桥大学出版的英语教学材料中,就用到了can you lend me(你能借给我)、can I have(我能••••••)等句型。在美国,这种形式仍被认为是错误的,人们更倾向于使用May I have…(我能•••••••)。 It's common to ask for things using yes / no polite phrases with 'Could you ...' and verbs such as 'lend', 'hand' and 'give'. 这里是一些用英语向别人要求获得某物时可以使用的短语。 May I borrow a ..., please? Could you lend me a ..., please? May I have a / some ..., please? Could you hand me that / some ..., please? 关于can的句型(注意:这种表达并不是全世界通用,仅限于英国) Can I borrow a / some ..., please? Can you lend me that / some ...., please? etc. 不要用please来作为句子的开头,但是你可以在句尾加上please来表示礼貌。 NOT: Please give me a pen. Correct: Could you give me a pen, please? Example Dialogues Person 1: Could you hand me that magazine? Person 2: Certainly, here it is. Person 1: Could you lend me a few dollars for lunch, please? Person 2: I'd be happy to do that. How much do you need? You can also ask for things using 'Could I ...' with verbs such as 'borrow', 'have', and 'use'. Example Dialogues Person 1: Could I borrow your pen, please? Person 2: Certainly, here you are. Person 1: Could I use that book? Person 2: The red one, or the blue one? Person 1: The blue one. Thank you. Indirect Questions - Even More Polite 我们也可以通过间接地提问来向别人要求某物,从而显得更加礼貌。间接提问经常会用在正式场合或与陌生人说话时用到。它们在语法上的难度也更高一些。间接提问会使用Do you think…(你认为)I wonder……(我想知道)和Would it be alright if ...(如果•••••••可以吗)等短语。 Example Dialogues Person 1: Would you mind loaning me your pen? Person 2: Certainly, here you are. Person 1: I wonder if you could help me with this problem? Person 2: I'd be happy to do that. What seems to be the problem? Special Note on Borrow / Lend 记住,在你用英语向别人要求某物时,有可能是从别人手中借来(borrow)某物,也就是说,别人将某物借给(lend)你。 Borrow = give to someone to use Lend = take from someone to use |