【走遍美国精讲笔记】第1课：林登大街46号 ACT 1 - 2

ACT 1-2 “我可以帮忙吗？”

【故事梗概】

Richard准备为Mrs.Vann母子拍照，他需要使用反光板。这时，一位来自希腊的交换生Alexandra主动提出要帮助他。照片顺利的拍完了。Richard感谢了Alexandra并开始与她交谈。

Richard: OK, Just a second. I'm almost ready here.
Alexadra: Can I help you?
Richard: Oh, please. Hold Gerald's hand, please. Great! Now point to the buildings. Terrific! Give Mommy a kiss, Gerald. Nice! Thank you, Gerald. And thank you, Mrs Vann.
Mrs.Vann: Oh, my pleasure. We'll be looking for your book.
Richard: Thank you. Good-bye. Bye, Gerald. Thanks again.
Alexandra: Oh, you're welcome.
Richard: Hey, let me take your picture!
Alexandra: Wonderful. Please.
Richard: Are you from New York?
Alexandra: No, I'm from Greece. I'm an exchange student.
Richard: When did you come here?
Alexandra: Three months ago.
Richard: Your English is very good.
Alexandra: Thanks. I studied English in school.

【语言点精讲】

1. Can I help you?
在为别人提供帮助前，我们可以说Can I help you?
也可以说Let me...（让我，允许我），如本文中，Richard对Alexandra说"Hey, let me take your picture!" 但是这种说法没有Can I...的礼貌程度高。
如果我们愿意接受帮助，则可以回答"Oh, please." 或者"Yes, please."。也可以像Alexandra那样很可爱的讲"Wonderful. Please."

2. Great! / Terrific! / Nice!
在拍照的过程中，Mrs.Vann母子每在他的要求下摆一个新的姿势，Richard都会对他们的配合给予肯定。他用到的"Great! Terrific! Nice!" 都是用来表示“太好了，好极了，很好”的意思。

3. We'll be looking for your book.
这里的look for是寻找的意思。

4. My pleasure. / You're welcome.
当别人对你表示感谢时，可以用"My pleasure."或者"You're welcome."来进行回应。