PROGRAMME 18
PART I- The Dialogue
Ian是个男青年，他准备油漆一下家里的天花板，请朋友Greg来帮忙。
IAN：
I'm going to paint this ceiling.
Umm...Could you give me a hand?
GREG：
Sure.What time are you going to start?
IAN：
After lunch.Culd you come about two o'clock?
GREG：
O.K.
IAN：
And would you mind bringing your ladder? I need two ladders,so would you bring yours please?
GREG：
I'm afraid I can't,Ian.
IAN：
Oh?
GREG：
No.The ladder's broken,I'm afraid.
IAN：
Oh...well...I'll use a chair.
GREG：
O.K.I'll see you about two o'clock.
IAN：
Thanks, Greg. See you.

PART II - Vocabulary
a button [ ]按钮
a ceiling [ ]天花板
a ladder [ ]梯子
close (the door) [ ] 关（门）
play (music) [ ] 放(音乐）
come in [ ]进来
sit down [ ]坐下
open (sth.) [ ]打开
smoke [ ]吸烟
paint [ ]油漆
use [ ]用
turn ...down [ ]拧小
a bit cold/stuffy [ ]有点冷/闷
broken [ ]坏了
Could you give me a hand? [ ]帮个忙好吗？

Could you turn it down/off? [ ]
你能不能指导它拧小点儿/把它关了
I'd rather you didn't [ ]我看你最好不要那样做
I'll see you about two o'clock [ ]两点钟左右我到你这里来
I'm afraid I can't [ ]我恐怕办不到
It's jammed [ ]卡住了
Let's get started [ ]咱们开始吧
Not at all [ ]一点儿也不（介意）
Of course not [ ]当然不（介意）
sure [ ]当然
Would you mind not doing that? [ ]你别那样好不好？
You're doing some painting [ ]你在上油漆呀？

NAMES:
Grey [ ](男子名；Gregory的昵称)
Ian [ ]（男子名）
PART III - The Lesson
REQUESTS AND ANSWERS
请求与答复（请参看第9讲）
1、请某人做某事
Would/Could you help me?
Would you mind helping me?
肯定答复 否定答复
Sure? I'm afraid I can't.
O.K. I'm sorry, I can't.
All right Sorry, I can't.
Certainly.
注意：
Sure,O.K.和All right这三种说法比较随便，比较正式。
2、请某人不做某事
Would you mind not doing that?
Please don't do that.
肯定答复（如果有人要求我们不做某事，我们通常总是同意的。）
O.K>
All right.
Sure.
Certainly.
3、请求允许做某事
a)Can I come in?
Could I use your phone?
May I sit here?
表示允许
Sure.
Of course.
Certainly.
b)Do you mind if I smoke?
表示允许
Of course not.
在回答(a)和(b)的问题时，如果表示不允许，可以说：I'd rather you didn't.
注意：
Could I... Can I..把握更小一些。
Do you mind if ..这种说法比较客气。
请求别人允许做某事，通常是要很客气的。如果要做的事，比如吸烟，可能使人感到不快，问的时候尤其要客气。
如果你觉得你要问的问题不大好问，或可能使人感到尴尬，就可以先说 Do you mind if I ask a question?
I'd rather you didn't 这个说法可能显得有点怪，不过你大概记得第4讲里说过I'd rather =I'd prefer.至于 didn't ,它不表示过去的动作，这里用的是虚拟语气。
CONVERSATIONAL DEVICES
a)Look! 意思相当于listen to what I have to say,或 What I mean is...
b)I see意思是“我明白了”，可在会话中用作答语。
PART IV - The Songs
你将在广播里听到两支歌曲，一支是Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends,一支是Don't Make Me Laugh.