【话题导练】
1. Can I help you? 我能帮你忙吗？
2. Let me help you. 我来帮你吧。
3. Could you help me? 你能帮我吗？
【免费套餐】
求助当然还有很多种表达，下面免费赠送：
1. give you a hand可不要译成“给你一只手”，它是help的口语用语，意为“帮个忙”。
2. Can/May I ask you a favor? 请你帮个忙行吗？
3. Could/Would you do me a favor? 你能帮我一个忙吗？
注：favor /feiv/ n. 善行，恩惠
［实践一下］
I
Bingbing: Hello, Wang Ping. I want to take this bag to my room. But it’s very heavy. Could you help me carry it, please?
Wang Ping: Certainly. Let me give you a hand.
Bingbing: There!Thanks a lot. Sit down and have a rest. Would you like something to drink?
Wang Ping: No, thanks.
II
Mary: Hi, John. May I ask you a favor? Could you carry my bag?
John: With pleasure.
Mary: It’s very kind of you.
【走遍美国】
美国人时间观念很强，在大街上，他们常行色匆匆。因此，你要是在街上拦住一个美国人请求帮助的话，他们也许会说“Sorry, I’ve no idea.”不过，此时你也要说句“Thank you all the same.”显示你的修养噢！