第一， 迷你對(duì)話

A: Can I help you?

先生，需要我?guī)椭鷨幔?/p>

B: It’s very kind of you to say so. I really need someone to help me.

你這么說，真是太好了。我真的需要一個(gè)人幫助我。

A: It is my pleasure. Just tell me what to do.

能幫助你是我的榮幸，告訴我，要我做什么。

B: Thanks. But nowadays more and more people won’t stir a finger when you need a hand.

謝謝。但是越來越多的人在需要幫助的時(shí)候，一點(diǎn)忙都不幫。

第二， 地道表達(dá)

not stir a finger

1. 解詞釋義

Not stir a finger的意思是“不僅舉手之勞”“一點(diǎn)忙都不幫”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. He did not so much as stir a finger.

他一點(diǎn)力都不肯出。

e.g. Not that I don' t want to stir a finger but that it's beyond my power to do so.

并非我不幫忙，實(shí)在是無能為力。

e.g. He always says he'll stir a finger, but when it comes to the crunch, he does nothing.

他口口聲聲說他一定幫忙, 然而事到臨頭他什么也不幫。

第三， 咬文嚼字

need a hand：需要幫忙

e.g. Need a hand to remove the box?

要幫忙搬掉這只箱子嗎?