Lesson 14 Do you want me to take over？你想让我接手吗？
Part 1 Real Life Situation
使用场景
You and your family are making homemade ice cream with an old-fashioned ice cream maker.Someone has to turn it by hand.Your sister has been doing it for a few minutes.You ask her:
你和家人正在使用一台老式冰淇淋机自制冰淇淋，需要有人手工操作。这时你的姐姐已经操作了几分钟。你这样问她：
Do you want me to take over？你想让我接手吗？
Part 2 Pronunciation and intonation
发音讲解
So,in the sentence,pay attention to the pronunciation of these parts.
在这一句中，注意以下部分的发音。
1.Blend "do you",and it would sound more like/dju/.
1.“do you” 连起来读，听起来像/dju/。
2.When you say "want me",don't pronounce/t/.
2.说 “want me” 的时候，不要发/t/这个音。
3."to" should be reduced to/tə/,even/də/.
3.“to” 应该弱读成/tə/甚至是/də/。
4."take over" is linked.
4.“take over” 连读。
Now,let's focus on tone and intonation.
现在，我们重点看看语气和语调。
Since "Do you want me to take over?" is a yes or no question,end it with a rising tone.
这句话是一个一般疑问句，以升调结尾。
Make sure to sound helpful and caring,so don't sound too flat or rush.
这句话应该听起来充满关怀，所以不要说得太平淡或太着急。
Now,practice,and you will learn to say this sentence like a native speaker.
现在，多加练习，你就能学会像英语母语者一样说这句话了。
Part 3 My explanation
英文讲解
The first expression we will learn is 我们要学习的第1个表达是
Do you want me to （ do something）？你想让我 （做某事） 吗？
Use this phrase when you're offering to do something that will help the listener or make them happy.
当你提出做一些能帮助听者或者让他们开心的事情时，可以使用这个短语。
For example
Do you want me to call a doctor？你想让我叫医生吗？
Do you want me to leave you alone？你想一个人待着吗？
Do you want me to cook tonight？你想让我今晚做饭吗？
When you use this phrase,you sound like you're offering to do something that will make the listener happy.It doesn't sound like you want to do it for your own enjoyment.
在使用这个短语时，你应该让听者听起来像你这样做是为了让他们高兴，而不是为了自己的乐趣而做。
The second expression we will learn is 我们要学习的第2个表达是
take over （ doing something）接手 （做某事）
When someone is doing a job,and you switch and start doing the job instead of them,you're"taking over".For example,you might "take over"stirring some food in a frying pan,or "take over" at the cash register at a store that you work at.
当某人正在做一件事，你去代替他并开始做，你就是在 “taking over”。例如，你可以 “接手” 在煎锅中搅拌食物，或是 “接手” 所在工作商店的收银工作。
To explain who was doing the job before,you can say "take over for________".
要解释谁之前在做这件事，你可以说 “take over for________”。
I can take over for Jess while she takes her lunch break.
我可以在Jess吃午饭时接手她的工作。
Do you want me to take over？你想让我接手吗？