例句

Two students assisted me with the experiment.

兩個(gè)學(xué)生幫助我做這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)。

He assisted us to establish a new company.

他幫助我們成立了一家新公司。

He assisted his father in cleaning the car.

他幫他父親洗車(chē)子。

We all assisted in mending the roof.

我們都幫助修理屋頂。

He worked as an assistant to the President.

他當(dāng)過(guò)總統(tǒng)助理。

He is an assistant cook. 他是個(gè)助理廚師。

The horse is an animal assistant to man.

馬是對(duì)人類有幫助的動(dòng)物。

[幫你歸納]

assist 為及物動(dòng)詞，常用于assist sb. in / with sth., assist sb. to do sth.或assist sb. in (doing) sth.結(jié)構(gòu)中，意為“幫助/援助/協(xié)助某人做某事”。名詞assistant表示“助手;助理;助教;店員”;形容詞assistant表示“助理的;輔助的;有幫助的;副的”。如：assistant manager 副經(jīng)理

[求同存異]

help 更常用，常指出于好意或同情而做出的行為，意為“幫助”。作動(dòng)詞接不定式的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí)，可帶to也可不帶to;還可表示“對(duì)……有利;有幫助”。aid比較正式，常用于很急需或很緊急的場(chǎng)合，意為“援助;資助;救護(hù)”。例如：first aid 急救;foreign aid 外援;state aid 國(guó)家援助，也可用于aid sb. in / with sth.結(jié)構(gòu)中，表示“幫助某人做某事”。

[跟蹤練習(xí)]

用 assist, help, aid的適當(dāng)形式填空。

1. Can you do the job alone, or do you want someone to ______ you?

2. She ______ him choose some new clothes.

3. An old-fashioned kind of hearing ______ was called an ear trumpet.

4. Poole walked painfully, with the ______ of a stick.

5. Winston got a job as ______ manager at Wal-Mart.

6. It ______ a lot to know that someone understood how I felt.

7. Some of the guests ______ with the preparation of the food.

Key:

1. assist / help / aid 2. helped 3. aid 4. aid / help

5. assistant 6. helped 7. assisted / helped / aided