Particularly when you are the host, you may want to make polite offers to your guests. 尤其是作为主人招待宾客时，礼貌地主动提供某物或帮助可以这么说：

• ◆ Would you like a magazine to read? 您想看杂志吗？
• ◆ Can I get you a coffee? 我给你来杯咖啡好吗？
• ◆ Can I offer you something to drink? 我给你拿点喝的好吗？
• ◆ How about something to eat? I could make some sandwiches. 吃点东西怎么样？我可以做些三明治。
• ◆ If you'd like to use/If you need the bathroom, it's the second door on the right. 如果你想用洗手间，右边第二个门就是。
• ◆ Feel free to go upstairs and have a rest if you'd like to. 你想要的话，请随时上楼休息。

Responses 回应：

• ◆ That would be nice. I'd like a cup of tea, please. 那太好了，我想要一杯茶，谢谢。
• ◆ Yes, please. A glass of orange juice would be lovely. 好的，一杯橙汁就很好。
• ◆ If you're sure it's no trouble, I'd love a coffee. 若真不给您添麻烦的话，我想来杯咖啡。
• ◆ No, thank you. I'm fine for now. 不用了，谢谢。我暂时不需要。
• ◆ Not for me, thanks. 我不用，谢谢。
• ◆ I'm fine, thanks. Maybe later. 我不用，谢谢。稍后再说吧。

There are various ways of offering and accepting help. 表达提供和接受帮助有多种方式：

• ◆ Would you like me to help you with that? 你要我来帮你做这件事吗？
• ◆ Can I give you a hand? 要我帮一把吗？
• ◆ Can I help you with that? 要我帮你做这件事吗？
• ◆ Shall I carry that for you? (BrE or formal, NAmE) 我来帮你提着它好不好？
• ◆ Would it help if I spoke to Julie before you call her? 你给朱莉打电话之前我先跟她谈谈是否有帮助？
• ◆ Let me take your bag. 我帮你拿包吧。
• ◆ If there's anything I can do (to help), let me know. 要是我能帮上什么忙的话，请告诉我。

Responses 回应：

• ◆ That's very kind/nice/generous/thoughtful of you. Thank you. 你真是太好了/太慷慨了/太周到了。谢谢你。
• ◆ It's all right, thank you. I can manage/do it. 没事儿，谢谢你。我应付得了。
• ◆ Thanks. That would be very helpful. 谢谢，那会非常有用。