基础口语:Help yourself是中文“不客气随便吃”吗?

学习英语是要“理解”的,可是,用什么语言“理解”就存在分歧了。

在Food English上,对于英语表达Help yourself (to tea,to food,to some cookies,etc.)一般人都是“说”中文“不客气随便吃”表示“理解”了这句英语的意思的。对于初学者,这么做并没有错:中文是理解和读懂英语的唯一语言。

如果你学习的并不仅仅是一句英语Help yourself本身,而是通过学习Help yourself,还能训练和提高自己的英语口语能力,你“理解”英语Help yourself的语言还有一个:英语。

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1) 把下面你学过的英语用起来“理解”英语,同时训练自己的英语口语:

1. Okay.I got you.If you say:Please help yoursel (to some drinks or food),you mean:Please just go ahead and eat something and you don't have to ask for permission.

这样的高中英语学过,但是能作为英语口语把他们说出来吗?

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2. To eat domething什么意思?

还是“说”英语:

To eat something means To serve yourself with somefood,or dtinks.

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3. To ask for permission又是什么意思?

还是给自己一次“说”英语而不是“说”中文(请求允许)的机会:

If you ask for permission,you say something like:Excuse me,may I do this,may I do that?

既然是要学英语,用英语,我们就要尽量给自己“说”英语,“用”英语的机会,而不仅仅是“用”中文学英语,如Help yourself (to some food),等等。

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2) 下面轮到你把英语Help yourself“说”成英语:

1. Help yourself to the cookies.

2. Please, help yourself to anything in the cooler.

3. I can't believe you helped yourself to the last piece of cake when you knew I wanted it!

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