本课目标

学完本课，你能够：

• 先询问对方是否方便，再提出一个清楚的小请求；
• 简要说明事情怎么发生、现在需要什么；
• 接受请求，或说明限制并给出替代方案；
• 自然感谢别人，并回应对方的感谢；
• 把一条求助消息中的时间、地点和任务准确转告给第三人。

本课只有一个现实任务：请求一次具体帮助，让安排继续进行，并完成感谢和确认。

热身

先用简单英语回答：

1. 哪些忙适合请朋友帮，哪些请求可能给对方造成过大负担？
2. 别人帮了你一个小忙时，除了 Thank you，你还会怎样回应？

场景词汇

• tote bag 手提布袋
• container 食品盒；容器
• tear 撕破；裂开（过去式 tore）
• save a table 先占／留一张桌子
• paper cup 纸杯

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A small problem on the way to a picnic

A week later, Lena, Aisha and Daniel are meeting for a picnic at Riverside Park at 3:30 on Sunday. At 3:20, Lena calls Daniel.

Part A — Asking for help

Lena: Hi, Daniel. Could you do me a favor?

Daniel: Sure. What's up?

Lena: I was walking to Riverside Park when one of my paper bags tore. Nothing broke, but I'm holding fruit, cups and two containers. I could really use your help.

Daniel: Of course. Where are you?

Lena: At the bus stop on Pine Street, near the pharmacy. Could you bring an empty tote bag?

Daniel: No problem. I can do that. I'm leaving now.

Lena: Thanks. Aisha might get to the park before us. Would you mind texting her? Tell her we're running about ten minutes late.

Daniel: I'll text her now. We could ask her to save a table.

Lena: Good idea. I really appreciate it.

Daniel: Happy to help. I should be there in five minutes. Let me know if you need anything else.

Lena: The bag is all I need. See you soon.

Part B — Closing the favor

At the picnic:

Aisha: I'm glad you made it. I was setting out the food when Daniel's message arrived.

Lena: Thanks for waiting. And Daniel, thanks for helping me out. I owe you one.

Daniel: Don't worry about it. Carrying a tote bag for one block isn't a major rescue.

Aisha: It looked important from the message.

Lena: It was important. Next time, I'm going to pack everything in one tote bag.

Daniel: Good plan. I'm glad the apples made it.

Aisha: And our table. The new plan worked.

The three of them finish the picnic as planned. Daniel does not treat I owe you one as a literal debt, and no further favor is promised.

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Check the story

先不看译文，回答：

1. What happened while Lena was walking to the park?
2. What does she ask Daniel to bring?
3. Why does Daniel need to text Aisha?
4. What does Daniel suggest asking Aisha to do?
5. How does Lena thank Daniel at the picnic?
6. Does Daniel expect a specific favor in return?

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本课负荷说明

本课有6项全新主动表达：第1、3、5、6、7、8项。第2、4、9、10项是高频基础表达的唤醒或前课语言复用，不重复计入新负荷。

1. Could you do me a favor?

你能帮我一个忙吗？用于先确认对方是否愿意听请求。朋友间中性自然；请求仍应具体、合理。

Could you do me a favor and hold this for a minute?

2. What's up?

怎么了？朋友间随意，用于请对方继续说明情况。对正式联系人可改用 How can I help?。

A: Could I ask you something?
B: Sure. What's up?

3. I could really use your help.

我确实很需要你帮忙。用于说明帮助会很有用，但不能代替具体请求，也不应借此给对方施压。

I could really use your help moving this table.

4. No problem. I can do that.

没问题，我可以。用于明确接受请求。不要只说 maybe，让对方误以为已经答应。

A: Could you send Mia the new address?
B: No problem. I can do that.

5. I really appreciate it.

真的非常感谢。比单独的 Thanks 更强调你重视对方的帮助，语气真诚、中性。

I really appreciate your help.

6. Thanks for helping me out.

谢谢你帮我解围／搭把手。适合问题已经解决后感谢朋友或熟悉同事。

Thanks for helping me out with the boxes.

7. I owe you one.

我欠你个人情。随意，常用于朋友间的小帮助；不适合用来模糊金钱、工作职责或重要承诺。

Thanks for bringing my keys. I owe you one.

8. Happy to help.

乐意帮忙。友好、中性，用于接受感谢并自然收尾。

A: I really appreciate it.
B: Happy to help.

9. Don't worry about it.

别放在心上。用于告诉对方这次帮助不构成负担。随意到中性。

It only took a minute. Don't worry about it.

10. Let me know if you need anything else.

还需要别的就告诉我。中性、合作；只有真的愿意继续提供有限帮助时才说。

I'll be here until five. Let me know if you need anything else.

Don't Say It That Way

容易说出的句子	更自然的表达	原因
Help me.	Could you do me a favor?	先礼貌开启请求
I need you to come now.	I could really use your help. Are you free?	给对方说明限制的空间
Now I have a debt to you.	I owe you one.	小忙通常不形成字面债务；如果真的涉及钱，应把金额和还款说清楚
No thanks.	Don't worry about it. / Happy to help.	回应感谢，而不是拒绝感谢

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本课没有新的主要语法。一次清楚的求助可以自然复用前三课的语言系统。

1. 用将来安排说明现在要做什么

I'm leaving now.
I'll text Aisha now.
Next time, I'm going to pack everything in one tote bag.

• 已经确定、马上执行的安排可用现在进行时；
• 听到新情况后当场作出的决定用 will；
• 说出口前已经形成的下一次打算用 be going to。

2. 用过去时说明问题怎么发生

I was walking to the park when the bag tore.
I was setting out the food when the message arrived.

过去进行时交代当时正在发生的背景，一般过去时说明插入的短事件。

3. 用情态表达不确定和可选方案

Aisha might arrive first.
We could ask her to save a table.

might 表示可能，不等于承诺；could 在这里提出一个可选办法。

4. 请求必须包含可执行信息

只有 Could you help? 还不够清楚。补上动作、地点和必要时间：

Could you bring an empty tote bag to the Pine Street bus stop?
Would you mind telling Aisha we'll be ten minutes late?

快速辨析

选择最合适的形式。

1. Lena __________ to the park when the bag tore. (walked / was walking)
2. Daniel decides during the call: “I __________ her now.” (will text / am texting every day)
3. The picnic time is already fixed: “We __________ at 3:30.” (are meeting / might meeting)
4. Aisha may arrive first: “She __________ get there before us.” (might / is supposed)
5. Daniel offers one possible solution: “We __________ ask her to save a table.” (could / have to)
6. Complete the polite form: “Would you mind __________ her?” (text / texting)

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本课网页已配有完整对话、逐句播放和影子跟读。重点听请求帮助、确认地点、感谢和淡化人情负担时的自然回应。

在 I owe you one 中，信息重点通常落在 OWE 或整组 OWE YOU ONE 上；you 在自然语流中会变轻：

I OWE you one.
Thanks—I OWE YOU ONE.

不要把它读成严肃的还款声明。友好的语调通常先落在感谢上，再轻松收尾。

请求和感谢中也只突出真正的重要信息：

Could you bring an empty TOTE BAG?
I really APPRECIATE it.
Thanks for HELPING ME OUT.

朗读与录音

把下面三组各读两遍：第一遍清楚分词，第二遍按意群连起来。

1. Could you do me a favor? / Could you bring a tote bag?
2. I really appreciate it. / Thanks for helping me out.
3. I owe you one. / Don't worry about it.

回听时检查：请求内容是否比功能词更清楚？感谢听起来是否真诚，而不是像背单词？

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A. 理解检查

判断正误。正确写 T，错误写 F。

1. Lena's food containers break when the bag tears.
2. Lena is waiting near a pharmacy on Pine Street.
3. Daniel refuses because he is too far away.
4. Daniel tells Aisha that he and Lena will be late.
5. Aisha is already setting out food when she receives the message.
6. Daniel asks Lena to repay him with a specific favor.

B. 选择合适的求助与感谢表达

从方框中选择，每项只用一次。

Could you do me a favor? · I could really use your help. · I really appreciate it. · Thanks for helping me out. · I owe you one. · Happy to help.

1. Before giving the details, ask whether a friend can help: “__________”
2. Explain that the help would matter: “The boxes are too heavy for one person. __________”
3. Thank someone immediately after they agree: “__________”
4. Thank them again after the problem is solved: “__________”
5. Use a friendly, nonliteral way to say you would gladly return a small favor: “__________”
6. Respond warmly when someone thanks you: “__________”

C. 综合第9—11课语言

用括号中的提示完成句子。

1. We __________ outside the park entrance at four. (present continuous: fixed arrangement)
2. The bag __________ while Lena __________ to the park. (tear / walk)
3. “I can't carry everything.” “I __________ bring an extra bag.” (decision now: will)
4. Lena already intends to use a tote bag next time. She __________ pack everything in one bag. (be going to)
5. Daniel __________ arrive before Lena, but he is not certain. (might)
6. We __________ ask Aisha to save a table. (one possible option: could)
7. You __________ come with us if you finish early. (warm suggestion: should)

D. 小请求也要有边界

选择更合适的回应，并用一句中文说明理由。

1. 朋友请你顺路带一个空袋子：
   No problem. I can do that. / You owe me.

2. 同事请你替他完成整周工作：
   Happy to help with everything. / I can help with one part, but I can't take over the whole week.

3. 朋友帮你发了一条消息：
   Thanks for helping me out. / You did your duty.

4. 对方感谢你做了一件一分钟的小事：
   Don't worry about it. / You must return the favor tomorrow.

E. 阅读后转告第三人

阅读下面的消息。它不是主对话的一部分。

Hi Nora—my bus is stuck near Oak Avenue. I should arrive at 6:20, not 6:00. Could you tell Eli to meet me at the side entrance and start setting up six chairs? I already have the drinks, but we still need paper cups. I really appreciate it. —Sam

给Eli写一条40—60词的英文消息，准确转告：

• 新到达时间；
• 应使用的入口；
• Eli现在需要做的任务；
• 已经有的物品和仍缺的物品。

F. Unit 3无提示检索

合上第9—11课，并遮住本课表达表。下面19题分别检索本单元19项全新主动词块。题目只给英文新情境，不给中文翻译、目标原句、词库或首字母。每题读一遍，并在五秒内开始回应。

1. You want a close friend to visit a community garden with you on Sunday morning. Begin by checking whether that time is open.
2. Before suggesting an after-work activity, find out whether your friend already has something scheduled for Wednesday evening.
3. Six o'clock is impossible for both of you. Offer 7:30 as the replacement.
4. You both agree on Thursday at six by the north entrance. State the agreed time and place in one short sentence.
5. The departure time changed, but you hope to keep the north entrance as the meeting point. Check whether that unchanged place is acceptable.
6. A Saturday ten-o'clock library visit is fully arranged. End the exchange with a brief, friendly closing.
7. At a bus stop, your cousin and a coworker greet each other and share an old joke. You are surprised by their connection. React.
8. Two guests at your dinner clearly recognize each other. Ask about the connection between them.
9. Give a short answer: you first became acquainted at a neighborhood book club.
10. You were comparing labels in a grocery store. During that background action, Sam picked up your wallet from the floor. Tell this in one sentence.
11. A speaker has just said that a missing package finally arrived. Prompt the speaker to continue with the next event.
12. End a story by explaining that both of you reached for the last umbrella and began talking.
13. Your close friend enjoys plants, and your group is going to a neighborhood plant swap. Encourage the friend warmly to join the group.
14. A friend cannot be at the start of a walking tour. Offer arriving after the first stop as an optional solution.
15. You may need to stay home until noon. Say that joining the group for lunch is possible but not confirmed.
16. You want to attend a picnic, but you have to drive your aunt to an appointment. Begin a warm refusal.
17. You may be able to finish a repair early enough to attend. Say that you need time to check, then give four o'clock as the deadline for your answer.
18. You definitely cannot attend on Sunday because you work an overnight shift. Give a polite, unambiguous refusal.
19. You cannot join this weekend's hike, but you sincerely want to meet on a future occasion. Close your refusal with that idea.

功能相同、语气合适的其他说法可以完成交际；只有无提示输出中实际出现对应目标词块，才登记该词块的R。

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任务一：完成一次60—90秒小请求

选择一个现实、合理且不会给对方造成明显负担的小忙，例如：

• 顺路带一件轻便物品；
• 转告一次时间或地点变化；
• 帮你看一下门牌、清单或消息；
• 在你晚到几分钟时先开始一项简单准备。

只写“背景—请求—限制—结果—感谢”五类关键词，然后独自扮演双方或请学习伙伴配合：

1. 先问对方是否方便帮忙；
2. 用一句话说明问题怎么发生；
3. 给出动作、地点和时间；
4. 让对方接受、拒绝或提出限制；
5. 根据限制调整安排；
6. 问题解决后完成感谢和回应。

至少使用3项本课新表达，并各调用一次第9、10、11课语言。

任务二：实用互动写作

给学习伙伴或语音助手写一条50—70词的求助消息。对方从下面随机改变一项，不提前告诉你：

• cannot arrive before the requested time;
• can do only one of the two tasks;
• needs the exact address;
• suggests asking a third person instead.

收到回应后，再写30—50词：接受限制、给出新方案并确认最终行动。两条消息形成闭环才算完成。

完成任务一和任务二后，对照本课六项全新主动表达。两项任务合计要让六项都至少在合适语境中主动出现一次；不必把六项硬塞进同一段录音或同一条消息。

随机互动验证

把下面指令交给真人伙伴或语音助手：

Give me one small, realistic favor to ask for. After I ask, randomly accept, decline, or accept with one limit. Do not tell me your choice in advance and do not write my sentences for me. Make me explain what happened, adjust the plan, and close with thanks.

语音助手只负责制造未知回应；合成语音不等于正式陌生声音听力。

三天后的间隔复习

不看本课，在60秒内完成：

你去见朋友的路上遇到一个小问题。请另一位朋友帮你转告变化或带一样东西；回应一个限制，最后感谢并确认问题已经解决。

如果你只会说 Help me 或 Thank you，却没有具体动作和边界，重做第7部分D、E。

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为每项选择：能做到／还不稳定／需要重学。

• 我能先问对方是否方便，再提出一个合理的小请求。
• 我能用动作、地点和时间把请求说具体。
• 我能用过去进行时和一般过去时简要说明问题怎么发生。
• 我能接受请求，或说明限制并提出替代方案。
• 我能在任务一和任务二中合计主动使用本课六项新表达，而不把它们硬塞进同一句话。
• 我知道 I owe you one 通常不是字面债务，也不会用它模糊重要责任。
• 我能把求助消息中的时间、地点、任务和物品准确转告第三人。
• 对方随机拒绝或改变条件时，我能调整方案并确认闭环。

如果有两项以上选择“需要重学”，先重做第7部分B、D、E，再完成三天后的间隔复习。