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Could you do me a favour and lend me your notes from yesterday's class?

你能帮我个忙,把昨天的课堂笔记借我看一下吗?

Words

favour/ˈfeɪvər/

In this sentence

①do sb a favourn.帮某人一个忙;恩惠

Synonymskindness, service, courtesy

在本句中,“do me a favour” 是极常见的日常请求短语,搭配后面的“and lend me...”,意为“帮我个忙,把昨天的笔记借我一下”。

  • If you do someone a favour, never remember it; if someone does you a favour, never forget it.施恩莫图报,受恩莫忘怀。

②in favour of sb/sthn.赞成;支持

Synonymssupportive of, pro, backing

  • I am in favour of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.我既支持人权,也赞成动物权益。唯有如此,方为一个完整健全的人。— Abraham Lincoln

③favour sth over sthv.较喜欢;偏袒

Synonymsprefer, lean toward, champion

  • Those who favour comfort over truth often lose both in the end.那些偏好安逸而轻视真理的人,最终往往两者皆失。