9. Could I possibly impose on you to...? 麻煩你……好嗎?
◆ 瘋狂實戰(zhàn)
A: Could I possibly impose on you to show my family around Beijing?
B: Impose? It would be my pleasure. I’d love to show them around.
A: 勞駕你帶我家人逛一逛北京好嗎?
B: 勞駕?這將是我的榮幸。我很高興帶他們逛逛。
A: Could I possibly impose on you to take the minutes for this meeting?
B: Sure. I know your secretary is on vacation.
A: 麻煩你做一下會議紀(jì)錄,可以嗎?
B: 當(dāng)然可以。我知道你的秘書在度假。
◆ 額外成就感
五星級動詞impose vt.
①. 征收稅,加負(fù)擔(dān)、懲罰等等
* Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes.
(最近對煙草業(yè)征收了很高的稅收。)
②. 把...強(qiáng)加給,強(qiáng)迫...接受
* Don’t try to impose your personal wishes on others.
(別將你個人的意愿強(qiáng)加給別人。)
③. 硬給...增加麻煩,勉強(qiáng)...幫忙,利用
* Are you sure it’s all right for me to come tonight? I don’t want to impose on you.
(你確信我今晚來沒問題嗎?我可不想給你添麻煩。)
* She’s always imposing on people – asking favors and getting everyone to do things for her.
(她老是利用別人——要這個幫助要那個幫忙的,好像每個人都要為她服務(wù)。)
◆ 意外收獲
impose有一個親兄弟叫imposition,是impose的名詞形式,以它為關(guān)鍵詞還有一個類似的重量級句型叫:Would it be too much of an imposition to ask you to...?
* Would it be too much of an imposition to ask you to pick my parents up from the airport?
(能不能勞駕你去機(jī)場接一下我的父母?)