场景英语: 请求帮助
- 你:嗨,小乔。你现在方便吗?我想请你帮个忙。
- 同事(小乔):嗨!怎么了?
- 你:你能抽空帮我看一下这份文件吗?只需花你几分钟。如果没问题,我想今天把它发给客户。
- 同事(小乔):没问题啊,把它发过来吧,我一会儿就看。
- 你:太感谢了!没必要现在就看,你方便的时候看一眼就行。
- You: Hi Jo. Do you have a quick second? I could use a favor.
- Colleague: Hey! What’s up?
- You: Could you take a quick look at this document when you get a chance? It should only take a few minutes. I want to send it to the client today if it looks good.
- Colleague: Yeah, totally. Send it over, I’ll check it out in a bit.
- You: Awesome, thanks. No rush at all, just whenever you have a moment.
Word Breakdown
- I could use a favor: 我想请你帮个忙。
- Take a quick look at..:快速看一眼/帮我过目一下(用“quick”能减轻对方的心理压力,让人觉得不麻烦)。
- When you get a chance / Whenever you have a moment:当你方便/有空的时候(显得你很尊重对方的时间)。
- If it looks good:如果看起来没问题/如果过关的话(意思是请对方做最后的把关)。
- No rush at all:一点都不急。(给对方减轻催促感,职场客套话)。