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Cam:  It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in o<\/em>nly five minutes a day.  Welcome to huan le han yu on CRI.  Wo shi Cam.
YJ:  And wo shi Yajie… it’s time for a review of everything we’ve learned this week.
Cam:  Right, it’s been all a<\/em>bout how to ask for help.  So let’s get started.<\/p>\n

Sentences in the week<\/strong>
Would you do me a favor? \u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4e2a\u5fd9\u5417? Sure\u5f53\u7136\u53ef\u4ee5 Can you fix the computer for me\uff1f\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4fee\u4e00\u4e0b\u7535\u8111\u5417\uff1fThanks a million, \u975e\u5e38\u611f\u8c22\u3002You’ve been a great help.\u4f60\u771f\u662f\u5e2e\u4e86\u5927\u5fd9\u4e86\u3002 All in today’s Chinese Studio.<\/p>\n

Cam: Yajie, in many cases, whether at the chao shi, bank, restaurant, or whatever, we need to ask for help.
Yajie:   Right.  You can say\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4e2a\u5fd9\u5417?
Cam:  neng2 bang1 wo3 ge4 mang2 ma? <\/span>
YJ: neng2 means would you? <\/span>
Cam: neng2.
YJ: bang1 wo3 means to help me,
Cam: bang1 wo3,
YJ: ge4 is short for yi2ge4, which means one, <\/span>
Cam: ge4.
YJ: bang1 mang2, help.
Cam: bang1 mang2.  <\/span>
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3 ge4 mang2 ma? <\/span>
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 ge4 mang2 ma? Would you do me a favor?<\/p>\n

Conversation1:
A\uff1a\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4e2a\u5fd9\u5417?
B\uff1a\u5f53\u7136\u53ef\u4ee5\u3002 \u600e\u4e48\u4e86\uff1f
A\uff1a\u4f60\u80fd\u66ff\u6211\u5bc4\u5c01\u4fe1\u5417\uff1f
B\uff1a \u597d\u7684\uff0c\u6ca1\u95ee\u9898\u3002 <\/span>
A:\u3000\u8c22\u8c22\u3002
B: \u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14\u3002\u3000<\/p>\n

Cam: And if I ask somebody to do me a favor, what will their respo<\/em>nse be?
Yajie: Most friendly people will say \u5f53\u7136\u53ef\u4ee5, which means Sure.
Cam: dang1 ran2 ke2 yi3.
YJ:  dang1 ran2 means of course, <\/span>
Cam: dang1 ran2. <\/span>
YJ: ke2 yi3 imply that I can help, <\/span>
Cam: ke2 yi3
YJ:  dang1 ran2 ke2 yi3. <\/span>
Cam:  dang1 ran2 ke2 yi3. of course I can.<\/p>\n

Conversation3:
A\uff1a\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4e2a\u5fd9\u5417?
B\uff1a\u5f53\u7136\u53ef\u4ee5\u4e86\uff0c\u600e\u4e48\u4e86\uff1f
A\uff1a\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u53bb\u697c\u4e0b\u53d6\u4e2a\u5feb\u4ef6\u5417\uff1f
B\uff1a \u6ca1\u95ee\u9898\u3002<\/p>\n

Cam: Yajie, my computer isn’t working, so I need someone to help me with that. How do I say that in Chinese? <\/span>
YJ: you can say “\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4fee\u4e00\u4e0b\u7535\u8111\u5417\uff1f”
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma? <\/span>
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3, would you help me, <\/span>
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3,
YJ:  xiu1 yi2xia4, to fix, <\/span>
Cam:  xiu1 yi2xia4
YJ: dian4 nao3, computer,
Cam: dian4 nao3
YJ: xiu1 dian4 nao3, to fix the computer, <\/span>
Cam: xiu1 dian4 nao3
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma?
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma? Can you fix the computer for me?<\/p>\n

Conversation3: <\/span>
\uff21\uff1a\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4fee\u4e00\u4e0b\u7535\u8111\u5417\uff1f
\uff22\uff1a\u6ca1\u95ee\u9898\u3002\u3000
\uff21\uff1a\u975e\u5e38\u611f\u8c22\uff0c
\uff22\uff1a\u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14\u3002<\/p>\n

YJ:  And if somebody helps you, you will want to thank them.  <\/span>
Cam: I can say fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4, which means thanks a million. <\/span>
YJ:  fei1 chang2 means very much, <\/span>
Cam:  fei1 chang2 <\/span>
YJ:  gan3 xie4. thanks <\/span>
Cam:  gan3 xie4. <\/span>
YJ:  fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4. <\/span>
Cam:  fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4. Thanks a million. <\/span>
YJ:  But you may want to say more than that, such as “You’ve been a great help.”
Cam: What’s the Chinese for that?
YJ: it’s \u4f60\u771f\u662f\u5e2e\u4e86\u5927\u5fd9\u4e86\u3002
Cam: ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le.
YJ: ni3 means you, <\/span>
Cam: ni3,
YJ: zhen1 shi4, really, <\/span>
Cam: zhen1 shi4,
YJ: bang 1 da4 mang2, means a great help. <\/span>
Cam: bang1 da4 mang2. <\/span>
YJ: ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le.
Cam: ni3 zhen1shi4 bang1 le da4 mang2 le. You’ve been a great help<\/p>\n

Co<\/em>nversation 4 <\/span>
\uff21\uff1a\u975e\u5e38\u611f\u8c22\uff01\u4f60\u771f\u662f\u5e2e\u4e86\u5927\u5fd9\u4e86\u3002
\uff22\uff1a\u522b\u5ba2\u6c14\uff0c\u8981\u5e2e\u5fd9\u5c31\u7ed9\u6211\u6253\u7535\u8bdd\u3002
\uff21\uff1a\u597d\u7684\u3002\u3000<\/p>\n

Sentences in the week
Would you do me a favor? \u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4e2a\u5fd9\u5417? Sure\u5f53\u7136\u53ef\u4ee5 Can you fix the computer for me\uff1f\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4fee\u4e00\u4e0b\u7535\u8111\u5417\uff1fThanks a million, \u975e\u5e38\u611f\u8c22\u3002You’ve been a great help.\u4f60\u771f\u662f\u5e2e\u4e86\u5927\u5fd9\u4e86\u3002All in today’s sentences in the week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n