39. Can you give me a hand, Mike? Could you give me a ride?
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can you和could you都是表示请求的句型,意为“你能……吗?”give me a hand意为“帮我一个忙”,give me a ride意为“载我一程”。与此类似的说法还有:give me a reason“给我一个理由”,give me a chance“给我一次机会”,give me a hug“给我一个拥抱”。
此外,还有一个非常口语化的说法give me a break,它的意思更微妙。如:
1) You really think Jennifer is the prettiest girl in our class? Give me a break! There're several girls in our class who are better-looking than she is.(在这句话里,give me a break是表示不同意对方的意见。)
2) Look, kid, I'm working on a term paper that's due tomorrow. I promise to play the video game with you after dinner, OK? Come on; give me a break so I can finish this!(在这句话里,give me a break表示“你别烦我啦”。)