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Steven wants to eat dumplings today and his wife Julia asks him to help her in the kitchen. 

史蒂文今天想吃饺子，他的妻子茱莉亚让她在厨房里帮忙。

A: What do you want to eat today? 

今天你想吃什么？

B: I feel like having some dumplings. Let's go out to eat. 

我很想吃饺子，那咱们出去吃吧。

A: No need. I know how to make dumplings. Let's do it from scratch. Can you give me a hand in the kitchen? I don't think I can finish everything by myself.

不用了，我会包饺子，我们自己做吧。能到厨房搭把手吗？

B: Of course. What do you want me to do? 

当然可以了，你让我做什么？

A: Just trim vegetables for cooking. I will cut up the meat. 

择菜吧，我去剁肉。

B: I can do that. And I would like to make dumplings later. 

我会做这些，稍后我还要包饺子呢。

A: Yeah, you're my good helper, Steven. 

是啊，史蒂文，你真是我的好助手啊。

B: Absolutely.

那是当然。

讲解：

ask sb to do

让某人做某事

例句：

My mom asks me to help her do some housework.

我妈妈让我帮她做点家务。

My boss asks me to work overtime tonight.

老板让我今晚加班。

My teacher asks me not to talk in class.

老师让我上课不要讲话。

feel like

感觉像是；有种感觉

feel like doing

想要/渴望做

例句：

I feel like eating pizza tonight.

今晚我想吃披萨。

I don't really feel like going out. I just want to stay at home.

我不想出去。我就想呆在家里。

I feel like I'm not myself today.

我感觉今天状态不太好。

from scratch

从零开始；从最基础的地方开始

例句：

We need to start from scratch.

我们得从头开始。

I decided to learn English from scratch.

我决定从头开始学英语。

He built his business from scratch.

他从零开始建立了自己的事业。

give me a hand

帮我个忙

give me a hand=do me a favour

例句：

Will you please give me a hand?

你能帮我个忙吗？

Could you give me a hand and clean the table?

你能帮我个忙打扫一下桌子吗？

Could you give me a hand in the garden?

你能来花园给我搭把手吗？

trim

修剪；切去；割掉

例句：

I trim my hair every month.

我每个月都要剪头发。

cut up

切碎

例句：

She cut up the vegetables for salad.

她把蔬菜切碎用于沙拉。

She has to cut up the vegetables and meat to feed her little son.

她为了给儿子喂饭，不得不把蔬菜和肉切碎。