Lesson29

9. Could I possibly impose on you to...? 麻烦你……好吗？
◆ 疯狂实战
A: Could I possibly impose on you to show my family around Beijing?
B: Impose? It would be my pleasure. I’d love to show them around.
A: 劳驾你带我家人逛一逛北京好吗？
B: 劳驾？这将是我的荣幸。我很高兴带他们逛逛。

A: Could I possibly impose on you to take the minutes for this meeting?
B: Sure. I know your secretary is on vacation.
A: 麻烦你做一下会议纪录，可以吗？
B: 当然可以。我知道你的秘书在度假。

◆ 额外成就感
五星级动词impose vt.
①. 征收税，加负担、惩罚等等
* Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes.
（最近对烟草业征收了很高的税收。）

②. 把...强加给，强迫...接受
* Don’t try to impose your personal wishes on others.
（别将你个人的意愿强加给别人。）

③. 硬给...增加麻烦，勉强...帮忙，利用
* Are you sure it’s all right for me to come tonight? I don’t want to impose on you.
（你确信我今晚来没问题吗？我可不想给你添麻烦。）
* She’s always imposing on people – asking favors and getting everyone to do things for her.
（她老是利用别人——要这个帮助要那个帮忙的，好像每个人都要为她服务。）

◆ 意外收获
impose有一个亲兄弟叫imposition，是impose的名词形式，以它为关键词还有一个类似的重量级句型叫：Would it be too much of an imposition to ask you to...?
* Would it be too much of an imposition to ask you to pick my parents up from the airport?
（能不能劳驾你去机场接一下我的父母？）