校園英語口語習慣用語第121期:give a hand
give a hand 幫助
【講解】
hand作名詞時有“幫手”的意思。give a hand直譯爲“給某人一隻手”,引申爲“幫助某人”。例如:Would you please give me a hand?(能幫我一下嗎?)
【對話】
A:Jim, there's something wrong with my computer. Can you give me a hand?
A:吉姆,我的計算機出了點問題。你能幫個忙嗎?
B:Sure. What's wrong?
B:當然。怎麼啦?
A:I don't know. Could you come and help me mend it?
A:我也不知道。你能來幫我修一下嗎?
B:Certainly, but not today. How about Wednesday evening?
B:可以,但今天不行。星期三晚上怎麼樣?
A:OK. Thanks a lot. See you then.
A:好的。謝謝。星期三見。