工作上遇到困難，常常會請身旁同事救火，
但如果要請別人幫忙，要如何有禮貌地表達呢?
[學習目標]: 學習在辦公室要麻煩同事幫忙的相關的字詞
Practice Target: Learn how to ask a favour in English.
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Dialogue: (對話)
Joey: Great. It’s time to go home. It’s been a long day.
Hope: Yes, it is. Hey, Joey. I’m sorry it’s such a short notice. ... But could you do me a favor?
Joey: Sure. What is it?
Hope: Here. It’s the project for the breakfast meeting tomorrow. Ms. Lin asks for it. Over here… We only need
a few touch-ups and it’ll be done. I’ll send it to your mail.
Joey. Oh, yes. I see. Do I need to give it to you right away?
Hope: If it doesn’t bother.
Joey: Oh~ Not at all. Let’s see….
Hope: So, I’ll leave it to you.
Joey: No problem.
Hope: Thanks a million, Joey. I’ll get you a coffee tomorrow morning.
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Vocabulary(單字)
1.Breakfast Meeting 早餐會議
2.favour (UK) favor (US) 1. support 支持；贊同 2. Kind act 幫助；恩惠
*Have you even given presents in an attempt to win somebody’s favour? (你曾經送禮來博得某人得好感嗎?)
*She called to ask me a favour. (她打電話來請我幫忙。)
3.Could you do me a favour? (可以請你幫我嗎?)
4.I’m sorry it’s such a short notice. (抱歉這麼臨時。)
5.We only need a few touch-ups. (我們只要微調一下。)
6.And it’ll be done. (這樣就完成了。)
7.If it doesn’t bother. (如果不麻煩的話。)
8.Please send it back at your convenience. (你方便的時候再寄給我。)
9.I’ll leave it to you. Thank you! (那就我就把它留給你囉。謝謝。拜託囉。)
10.touch sth up
to improve something by making small changes or additions (稍加) 修飾，潤色
*She touched up her lipstick and brushed her hair. (她補了補唇膏，梳了梳頭髮。)
* touch up the project (修飾專案)
With a few more touch-ups, the project will be done.
* touch up the photograph (修飾照片)
I think the photo has been touched up because she looks much younger in it. (這張照片有被修改過，因為她看起來年輕很多。)
