【口語版】Asking for a favor 尋求幫助

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Conversation:

A: Um...sorry to bother you, um...my name is Rachel. I'm new here. Can I ask you for a favor?

嗯，不好意思打擾您，我叫Rachel。我是新來的，可以請(qǐng)你幫個(gè)忙嗎？

B: Hi, Rachel, welcome on board. I'm afraid I can't help you right now. I'm getting ready for a very important meeting. 

嗨，Rachel，歡迎加入我們公司?？峙挛椰F(xiàn)在幫不了你，我正準(zhǔn)備要參加一個(gè)重要的會(huì)議。

A: Excuse me, but can I bother you for a sec? 

實(shí)在抱歉，我能打擾你一會(huì)兒?jiǎn)幔?/p>

C: You know what, I'd love to help you, but I'm about to meet an important client. Do you want to try Sean instead? He sits right over there.

你知道嗎？我是想幫你的，但是我要去見一位重要的客戶，你看要不要換Sean問問？他坐在那邊。

A: Sorry to interrupt you, Sean. Could you do me a quick favor?

不好意思，Sean，能幫我個(gè)小忙嗎？

D: Actually, I'm working on a document that is due in a couple of minutes. I really can't talk to you right now. Sorry about that.

實(shí)際上，我正在寫一個(gè)文件，需要在幾分鐘內(nèi)完成。我現(xiàn)在真的不能和你聊天，不好意思。

A: Geez, I just want to know where the bathroom is. What's wrong with you people?

天啊，我只是想知道廁所在哪里，這些人是怎么了？

1.

welcome on board

歡迎加入新公司

例句：

Welcome on board, Emily; if you have any question, please feel free to ask me.

歡迎加入我們的公司，艾米麗。如果你有什么問題，請(qǐng)隨時(shí)問我。

We need to get a new office assistant on board as soon as possible.

我們需要盡快找到一個(gè)新的辦公室助理。

2.

be about to

將要

例句：

I'm about to go out for lunch.

我要出去吃午飯。

3.

instead

/?n?sted/

代替

instead of...

代替...

例句：

I'll have the chicken instead of the fish.

我要雞肉，不要魚肉。

I wanted to buy a red sweater, but they didn't have one, so I bought a blue one instead.

我想買一件紅色的毛衣，但是他們沒有了，所以我買了一件藍(lán)色的。

4.

interrupt

/??nt??r?pt/

打斷；打擾

例句：

Sorry to interrupt you, but there's someone to see you.

對(duì)不起打擾一下，有人要見你。

I hope I'm not interrupting you.

我希望我沒有打擾到你。