文法解析
Part A
1.

Can you help me, please?  能不能請你幫我一個忙呢?

= Can you do me a favor, please?

= Can you give me a hand, please?

a. help + 人  幫某人忙, 幫助某人

= do + 人 + a favor

= give + 人 + a hand

* favor n. 恩惠

例: Will you do me a favor?

  (你願意幫我一個忙嗎?)

  I need to move this table over there. Can you give me a hand?

  (我必須把這張桌子移到那邊去。你能幫我一下嗎?)

 

b. 注意下列"give + 人 + a hand"與"give + 人 + a big hand"的區別:

give + 人 + a hand  幫助某人

give + 人 + a big hand  給某人熱烈鼓掌

例: A: Let me give you a hand with the box.

  B: Thanks a lot.

  (甲:讓我幫忙你拿那個箱子。)   

  (乙:多謝。)

  Let's give the speaker a big hand!

  (咱們為這位演講者熱烈鼓掌!)

2.

I'm looking for a gift for my son's birthday.

我正在為我兒子找一樣生日禮物。

表示『買/送東西給某人做為生日禮物』有下列說法:

例: I'm going to buy a necklace for my wife's birthday.

 = I'm going to buy a necklace as my wife's birthday gift.

  (我要買一條項鍊給我太太作為生日禮物。)

     I'll give my friend a book for her birthday.

  = I'll give my friend a book as her birthday gift.

  (我會送一本書給我朋友作為生日禮物。)

3. That's a good idea.  那是個好主意。

= That sounds like a good idea.  那聽起來像是個好主意。

* sound vi. 聽起來

* like prep. 像……的

例: A: Let's take a walk in the park.  

  B: That's a good idea.

    = That sounds like a good idea.

    = Sounds like a good idea.

  (甲:咱們到公園�奡痍茖B吧。)

  (乙:那是好主意。

  = 那聽起來像是個好主意。

  = 聽起來像是個好主意。)


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