help这个词比较普通,但却是考试的高频词汇,下面说说help的用法。
1.“help+宾语+不定式”结构,译为“帮助某人做某事”,如:
Can you help me to find my ring?你能帮我找我的戒指吗?
在非正式用语中,一般使用不带to的不定式,如:
Can you help me find my ring?你能帮我找我的戒指吗?
Help me get him to bed.帮我把他放到床上。
【注】当被动语态helped被使用时,to一定不可省略。
You will be helped to improve your English.你将被帮助提高英语。
2.“help+不定式”结构,如:
Would you like to help peel the potatoes?你能帮我削土豆吗?
3.help的常用习语
①help sb. with sth. 意为“ 帮助某人做某事”
Please help me with my French. 请帮我学法语。
Can you help him with this work ? 你能帮助他完成这项工作吗?
②with the help of /with one’s help 意为“在……帮助下”,这里的with不可用under来代替
With the help of her, he found his lost child. 在她的帮助下,他找到了失踪的小孩。
With the help of my teacher, I can pass the exam. / With my teacher’s help, I can pass the exam. 在老师的帮助下,我能通过这次考试。
③help sb. out 意为“帮助某人克服困难,渡过难关、解决问题、完成工作”
When I’m in trouble, he always helps me out with money. 每当我处境困难时,他总是用金钱帮助我渡过难关。
Please help me out with this problem. 请帮我解这道试题。
④help oneself ( to )意为“自用(食物等)”
Help yourself to the fish. 请随便吃鱼。
Please help yourself to some pork. 请随便吃点肉。
⑤ help sb. into/ out of 意为“搀扶某人进入 / 走出”
He helped the patient out of the hospital. 他搀扶病人走出了医院。
Can you help the patient into the hospital ? 你能搀扶病人进医院吗?
⑥cannot help (doing)=cannot but+不带to的不定式 意为“不禁, 忍不住, 不得不”
I cannot help thinking so.=I cannot but think so.我禁不住这样想。