A. Texts & Notes

1. Can you help me?

一位妇女的汽车胎瘪了，正为换胎发愁，一位男人手里拿着地图，想要问路。
Man: Excuse me. Can you help me?
Woman: No, I'm sorry, I can't.
Man: Can I help you?
Woman: Oh, yes, please.

注1. Can I help you? 这名话中的“can”表示“我可以……吗？”用来请求对方允许自己做某事。如：Can I sit here?（我可以坐这里吗？）Can you help me? 这名话中的“can”表示“（你）能否……”或“（你）有可能……吗？”用来请求对方为自己做某事。如：Can you take this? （你能拿这个吗？）这两名话中“can”一般不重读，而读做/kən/ 。can't /kɑːnt/ 是can not的缩略形式，是can 的否定形式，它含的“不能够”和“不允许”的意思。如：I can‘t help you。（我帮不了你的忙。）You can't sit here. （你不能做坐在这里。）
注2. 对Can I help you? 的回答，可是 Yes, please. （好，请吧。）或 No, thank you. （不用，谢谢。）对Can you help me? 的回答，可以是Yse, of course. （当然可以。）或 No, I'm sorry, I can't. （不行，对不起。）
注3. me 是人称代词“我”的宾格。人称代词在句子中用作宾语时要用宾格，作主语时用主格。以“我”为例，如：Can I help you? （I 是主语，是主格）Can you help me? （me是宾语，宾格）由这两名可见，I 宾格是 me，you的宾格还是you，不变。

2. Shall I put it here?

弗朗西斯正在整理房间，门铃响了……
Francis: Just a moment. Please come in. Come in. Er, yes? Can I help you?
Jane: Please take it. It's for you. Look.
Fransice: Oh, thank you, Jane. Thank you.
Jane: Can I sit here?
Fransice: Yes, of cours. Please do. Look! Shell I put it here?
Jane: Mm. No. Not there.
Fransice: Here? Sell I put it here? No, no. Please don't get up?
Jane: Yes, there.

注4. Just a moment 用来请别人等一下，有时加上please更客气一点，Just a monent, please.
注5. It's for you. 这是给你的。for 表示“给……”，“为……”等意思。
注6. Please do. 是一句简短客气的说法，用不肯定回答对方的请求。
注7. shall 用于第一人称，即I 或 we。用shall开头的问句，一般用来征求对方的意见。如 Shall I put it here? Shall we go to the cinema? 回答时，如肯定，可说 Yes, please. （或Please do.）如否定，可说 No, please don't.
注8. Please don't get up. 这是祈句的否定形式，否定形式用 Do not.（或 don't [dəʊnt]）开头。如：Don't put it here, please.

3.Will you take that?

威廉斯夫妇来到旅馆，在接待处的搬运员主动招呼。
Porter: Can I help you - sir, madam?
Mr Williams: Yes, Mr Williams.
Mrs Williams: And Mrs Williams.
Porter: Just a monment, please. Mr and Mrs Williams. Yes, yes, of course. Rome 8. Can I take your luggage?
Mr Williams: Yes, please. Will you take that? No, Don't take that. Will you take this, please? Would you take this, please?
Poeter: Would you follow me, please?

注9. Can I help you, sir （madam）?在旅馆、饭店、商店等地服务人员经常这样向顾客打招呼，话是“我能帮你做什么？”但意思是问“你有什么事？”“你想买什么？”顾客回答时直接说出想要干什么。
注10. Room 8（8号房间）。英语中将房间号放在Room一词的后面，Room要大写R。Room 123，或Room one tow three.
注11. 用Will 开头的问句，用来询问对方是否愿意做某事。例如：Will you take that? Will you help me?
注12. 用Would 开头的问句，比Will 客气委婉：Would you help me? Would you follow me?

B. Exercise

1. 根据电视的情景和录音，朗读以下对话，两人练习对话。
   （1）Can I park here? No, you can't. Please don't park here.
   （2）Can I help you? No, thank you.
   （3）Can I come in? Arthur. Yes of course. Can I sit here? Yes.
   2.练习以下对话。（顾客 B买了不少东西，拿不了，售货员A要给他送到家去，因而问他姓名、地址）
   A. Would you give me your name and address, please?
   B. Yes of course. My name is Mary Brown.
   A. And your address?
   B. 215, Oxford Street.
   A. How do you spell it?
   B. O-X-F-O-R-D.
2. 就以下标志回答问题。
   （1）PARKING：Can you park here? Yes, we can.
   （2）OPEN：Can we go in? Yes, we can.
   （3）ENTRANCE：Can we go in? Yes we can.
3. 假设你到机场接一个朋友，招呼、问候后，你又问他妻子好吗，然后帮他拿行李离去，照此情景写一对话。
   A. Hello, Harry. How are you?
   B. Hollo, John. I'm very well, thank you.
   A. How's Mary?
   B. She's fine, thank you.
   A. Can I take your luggage?
   B. Oh, yes, please.
   A. Shell we go now?
   B. Yes, let's.

C. Summary

1. 说法与用法：

（1）请人帮忙：Can you help me, please?
同意：Yes, of course.
不同意：No, I'm sorry. I can't.
（2）能不能够：can 或 can't
肯定：I can …
否定：I can't … 或 I can not…
问句：Can I …
（3）请人做事，问对方愿不愿意：Will you …？Would you … ?
Will you take that? Would you take that, please?
Will you go in here? Would you go in here, please?
Will you park here? Would you park here, please?
（4）请人别做某事：Don't take that, please.
（5）征求意见，问对方这样做好不好、行不行：Shall I…? Shall we … ?
Shall I park here? Shall we go to the cinema?

2. 语法：

（1） 祈使句：
肯定：Park here; Take that; Get up
否定：Don't park here; Don't take that; Don't get up
（2）人称代词的宾格：
I … me： Can you help me?
you … you： Can I help you?

Can I help you?
Can you help me?
Yes, I can.
Yes, of course.
Can I sit here?
Please do.
Please don't get up.
Shall we go to the cinema?
Will you take this, please?
Would you follow me, please?

D. Words & Expressions

附：Follow me （欧洲版教材）