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Hey Niles, could you help me send some documents to the States?
嘿Niles,你能帮我寄些文件到美国吗?
Of course. I just helped Jim do it last week.
当然可以。我上周刚帮Jim寄过。
Great! Do you know how much it's going to set me back?
太好了!你知道要花多少钱吗?
That depends on a few things: what you want to ship, where it's going, and when you need it to be there.
这取决于你要寄什么,寄到哪里,以及你需要何时送到。
So we need to call them to get a quote?
所以我们需要打电话问他们报价?
No, we can just do it online. It's pretty straightforward.
不用,我们可以就在网上完成。非常简单。
And they schedule a courier to come over and pick up the package?
然后他们安排一个快递员过来收包裹?
They can, but there's a DHL drop-off point just down the street. It's up to you, really.
也可以,但是在街边就有一个敦豪速递的投递点。都由你决定的。
Okay. I'm not in a big hurry, so they can come here. And how do I pay?
好的。我不是很急,所以他们可以来这儿取。那我该怎么付钱呢?
I'll just use Wechat to pay the guy when he arrives. You can pay me back whenever.
快递员到了我就用微信支付。你什么时候还我都行。
These documents are pretty important. Do I have any way of keeping track of them after they've been sent?
这些文件非常重要。寄出之后我有什么办法可以追踪订单吗?
They give you a tracking number which you can follow on your phone.
他们会给你一个运单号,你可以在手机上面查看。
Wow. I thought this was going to be a lot more complicated.
啊。我本以为这会非常复杂呢。
No, it's pretty painless.
不会的,非常简单。
Grammar | 语法点
Many English teachers teach their students the phrase "help someone do something". Others say it must be "help someone to do something". So which is it?
很多英语老师教自己的学生“help someone do something”,还有人又说应该是“help someone to do something”。所以究竟哪个是对的呢?
The answer is...both! Yes, both forms are completely fine. One
thing to remember is that the verb after “help” cannot be a gerund (example: "help someone doing something").
答案是都对!两种表达都可以。要记住一点:动词“help”后面不可以跟动名词。(比如:“help someone doing something”这是错的)
For example:例句
1: Could you help me finish my homework? It's too hard.
你能帮助我完成作业吗?太难了。
2: Peter is helping her find her phone because she lost it.
Peter正在帮她找手机,因为她弄丢了。
By 听友89675341Hey Niles, could you help me send some documents to the States?
嘿Niles,你能帮我寄些文件到美国吗?
Of course. I just helped Jim do it last week.
当然可以。我上周刚帮Jim寄过。
Great! Do you know how much it's going to set me back?
太好了!你知道要花多少钱吗?
That depends on a few things: what you want to ship, where it's going, and when you need it to be there.
这取决于你要寄什么,寄到哪里,以及你需要何时送到。
So we need to call them to get a quote?
所以我们需要打电话问他们报价?
No, we can just do it online. It's pretty straightforward.
不用,我们可以就在网上完成。非常简单。
And they schedule a courier to come over and pick up the package?
然后他们安排一个快递员过来收包裹?
They can, but there's a DHL drop-off point just down the street. It's up to you, really.
也可以,但是在街边就有一个敦豪速递的投递点。都由你决定的。
Okay. I'm not in a big hurry, so they can come here. And how do I pay?
好的。我不是很急,所以他们可以来这儿取。那我该怎么付钱呢?
I'll just use Wechat to pay the guy when he arrives. You can pay me back whenever.
快递员到了我就用微信支付。你什么时候还我都行。
These documents are pretty important. Do I have any way of keeping track of them after they've been sent?
这些文件非常重要。寄出之后我有什么办法可以追踪订单吗?
They give you a tracking number which you can follow on your phone.
他们会给你一个运单号,你可以在手机上面查看。
Wow. I thought this was going to be a lot more complicated.
啊。我本以为这会非常复杂呢。
No, it's pretty painless.
不会的,非常简单。
Grammar | 语法点
Many English teachers teach their students the phrase "help someone do something". Others say it must be "help someone to do something". So which is it?
很多英语老师教自己的学生“help someone do something”,还有人又说应该是“help someone to do something”。所以究竟哪个是对的呢?
The answer is...both! Yes, both forms are completely fine. One
thing to remember is that the verb after “help” cannot be a gerund (example: "help someone doing something").
答案是都对!两种表达都可以。要记住一点:动词“help”后面不可以跟动名词。(比如:“help someone doing something”这是错的)
For example:例句
1: Could you help me finish my homework? It's too hard.
你能帮助我完成作业吗?太难了。
2: Peter is helping her find her phone because she lost it.
Peter正在帮她找手机,因为她弄丢了。