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Elementary - Can I ask you a favor? (B0040) A: Um, sorry to bother you, um... my name is Rachel. I’m new here. Can I ask you a favor? B: Hi Rachel, welcome on board. I’m afraid I can’t help you right now. I’m getting ready for a very important meeting. A: Excuse me, but can I bother you for a sec? C: You know what, I’d love to help you, but I’m about to meet an important client. Do you wanna try Sean instead? He sits right over there. A: Sorry to interrupt you Sean, could you do me a quick favor? D: Actually, I’m working on a document that is due in a couple minutes. I really can’t talk to you right now. Sorry about that. A: Geeze! I just want to know where the bathroom is! What’s wrong with you people! Key Vocabulary bother Verb annoy or disturb someone can I ask you a favor Phrase ask someone to do a kind and helpful thing on board Phrase to the company can I bother you Phrase polite way of asking if you can interrupt someone instead Adverb in the place of sorry to interrupt Pronoun phrase used to begin speaking to someone when they are busy doing or saying something do me a quick favor Pronoun do a small, helpful thing that won’t take a long time Supplementary Vocabulary help me out Phrase help me give me a hand Phrase help me with something annoy Verb cause someone to feel slightly angry bug Verb bother or annoy someone (informal) disrupt Verb stop someone from working, or doing something