前些日子希爾大叔問到過你。
Newspaper reporters have been asking about the missing child all day.

新聞記者一整天都在打聽那個失蹤的孩子的消息。
I'll ask about it when I go to town.

我進城時去問問這事。
He went to the station to ask about the trains.

他到火車站去了解火車情況。
The director is asking about those papers that you promised to have ready.

主任正在詢問你早先為他準備的那些文件。 ask sb about sth
We must ask him about it.

我們必須問問他這件事。
I have nothing more to ask you about apart from these questions.

除了這些問題,我沒有別的要了解了。

今天早上我遇見史密斯太太時,她問候你和孩子們。
Jones has been asking after you; he's heard you've been ill.

瓊斯一直在探問你的健康狀況,他聽說你病了。
He asked after your health.

他向你問候。
Was Aunt Sarah asked after, too?

也向薩拉嬸嬸問好了嗎?

我能要一張你小女兒的照片嗎?
They all asked for the job.

他們都要求做這個工作。
The miners are asking for another increase in pay.

礦工們要求再增加工資。
He asked for time to think all this over.

他要求給他點時間把這一切仔細想一想。
If you get into difficulties, don't hesitate to ask for advice.

你要是碰到困難,要趕緊向人求教。
I asked for the taxi to come at 8 o'clock.

我要出租車8點鐘來。
He asked for an interview with the Premier.

他要求會見總理。
May I ask for your views on a few questions?

我能否請你談談對幾個問題的看法?
She sent me a postcard asking for your address.

她寄給我一張明信片要你的地址。
He has written to his friends in Ha'erbin, asking for information.

他已經給他哈爾濱的朋友寫了信去了解情況。 ask sb for sth
We often asked the veteran workers for advice.

我們常常向老工人求教。
He constantly asked them for criticism.

他經常要求他們對他提出批評意見。
Why don't you go and ask her for help?

你何不去找她幫忙?
They asked the waiter for their bill.

他們向服務員要賬單。
I'll ask the leadership for half a day's leave.

我要向領導請半天假。
They asked him for his address.

他們找他要他的地址。
I should have asked him for a shot of penicillin.

我應當讓他給我打一針青霉素的。 ask for sb
He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.

他病得很厲害,再三要求見他的女兒。
There's a woman at the door, asking for Mr.Sharp.

門口有位婦女要見夏普先生。
There's been someone here asking for you.

剛才有人來找你。
Go to the office and ask for the secretary.

到辦公室去找秘書。 ask for it
She has been teasing the dog for weeks, and I'm not surprised it bit her— she certainly asked for it.

好幾個星期以來,她一直在逗弄那條狗,這狗咬了她我一點都不感到奇怪——這是她自找的。
They asked for it by using that rude manner with me.

他們對我態度粗野,想找麻煩。
She's asking for it in acting like that.

她這樣做是自尋煩惱。
What made you do that?It was asking for it.

你為什么這樣做?這是自找麻煩。

布朗先生在門口,我可以請他進來嗎?
I asked him in for a drink.

我請他進來喝點飲料。

讓你刷自己的鞋,這要求并不過分。
You are asking too much of them.

你對他們要求太高。
She's not strong.We can't ask too much of her.

她身體比較弱,對她要求不能太高。
You asked of me more than you asked of the others.

你要求我的比要求別人的多。 ask sth of sb/sth
I would like to ask a favour of you.

我想求你幫個忙。
I asked my way of a passer-by.

我向一位過路人問了路。
He asked my opinion of the pictures.

他請我對那些畫提提意見。

布朗先生和布朗太太都不在家,有幾個朋友邀他們出去了。
I asked her out to lunch.

我請她出去吃飯。
This is the third time he asked me out.

這是他第三次請我外出。
She's busy tonight; she's been asked out to dinner.

今晚她沒空,有人請她外出吃飯。
I've been asked out to a dance on Saturday.

有人請我星期六去參加舞會。

我邀請她到我家來。
They asked us over to dinner.

他們邀請我們到他們家吃飯。
We haven't seen them for ages; why not ask them over for lunch on Sunday?

我們很久沒有見到他們了,何不星期天請他們到家里吃午飯呢?

我必須邀請所有的親戚參加婚禮嗎?
They asked me to their wedding party.

他們請我參加他們的婚禮。
When Jerry asked me to her house I usually made some excuse.

每當杰瑞請我到她屋子里去時,我總是借口推托。
I am asked to more social affairs than I have time to attend.

邀請我參加的社會活動太多,我沒有時間都去參加。

請把他請到樓上來。
They asked me up.

他們把我請到了樓上。
When the doctor arrives, ask him up.

醫生來了請他上樓。