Mom: May, do you mind helping me prepare for the picnic?

May: Sure. Have you checked the weather report?

Mom: Yes. It says it will be sunny all day. No sign of rain at all.

(Mom puts the sausage in the basket.)

Mom: This is your father's favorite sausage.

(Mom puts sandwiches in the basket.)

Mom: Sandwiches for you and Daniel.

May: No, thanks Mom. I'd like some toast and chicken wings.

Mom: Okay. Please take some fruit salad and crackers for me.

May: Done. Oh, don't forget to take napkins disposable plates, cups and picnic blanket.

Mom: All set. May, can you help me take all these things to the living room?

May: Yes, madam.

Mom: Ask Daniel to give you a hand?

May: No, mom, I can manage it by myself. His help just causes more trouble.

媽媽：阿美，介不介意幫我準備野餐的東西？

阿美：當然可以了。你有沒有看天氣預報？

媽媽：看了。它說明天一整天都是晴天。沒有絲毫下雨的跡象。

（媽媽把香腸放在籃子里。）

媽媽：這是你爸爸最喜歡的香腸。

（媽媽把三明治放進籃子里。）

媽媽：這是給你和丹尼爾準備的三明治。

阿美：媽媽，謝謝，我不要了。我想要些吐司面包和雞翅膀。

媽媽：好的。給我帶些水果沙拉和餅干吧。

阿美：弄好了。哦，別忘了帶餐巾紙，一次性的盤子和杯子，還有野餐布。

媽媽：帶了。阿美，能幫我把東西拿到客廳去嗎？

阿美：是，長官。

媽媽：讓丹尼爾幫你一下嗎？

阿美：不了，媽媽。我自己可以應付的。他只會幫倒忙。

May: Mom and I are supposed to prepare for picnics every time. Sausages for Daddy, sandwiches for Daniel and some toast and chicken wings for myself. We'd also never forget to take napkins, disposable plates, cups and picnic blanket with us. With these we can definitely have a really good time.

prepare vt. 準備

sausage n. 香腸

sandwich n. 三明治

toast n. 吐司面包

chicken wing n. 雞翅膀

fruit n. 水果

salad n. 沙拉

cracker n. 餅干

napkin n. 餐巾紙

disposable adj. 一次性的

all set 字面意思是“全部設置好了”，在此是說阿美提醒媽媽帶的東西媽媽都已經準備好了。

give you a hand 給你幫忙

表達拒絕的句型

請朗讀以下句型，家長和孩子交替進行。

1．委婉拒絕別人的幫助

No Mom, I can manage it by myself. 不用了，媽媽。我自己可以的。

No, thanks. 不用了，謝謝。

No, it's all right, thanks. 不用了，我可以的，謝謝。

That's very kind of you, but I think I can manage.

你人真好，不過我想我可以應付的。

Thank you very much for offering, but I think it'll be all right.

非常感謝你的幫助，但是我想我可以處理的。

Please don't bother. I think I can manage. Thanks all the same.

不用麻煩了。我想我自己可以應付的。仍然很感謝。

I'm afraid it won't be possible, but thank you very much anyway.

我想不需要了，不過仍然很謝謝你。

2．委婉拒絕幫助別人或者做某事

I'd love to, but… 我很想，但是……

I'm afraid I can't do that. 我恐怕不能做那件事。

I'm sorry but I can't help you. 抱歉，我不能幫你。

I wish I could help you, but I can't. 我希望能幫你，但我不能。

I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now. 對不起，我現在很忙。

I'm not the right person to ask. 你不該問我。

Don't give me a hard time. 別讓我為難。

You are asking too much. 你要求得太多了。

3．直接拒絕幫助別人或者做某事

Please ask somebody else. 請問別人吧。

I don't want to do that. 我不想那么做。

Not a chance! 絕對不行！

There is no room for discussion. 沒有商量的余地。

Cut it out! 別說了。

I said no and I mean it. 我說不行就不行。

S harping on it. 別羅嗦了。