He helped me write the research paper.( k/ i% R6 q+ M
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081115005632AAdRrWA ! w4 F5 R8 h4 J( [$ j; Y0 c2 c"There is no difference in meaning but "help sb to do" is more British usage and "help sb do" is more American.! f# v3 f' E& V4 ?( M1 z* b: }
Source(s): ) k) B/ ^) y4 y( P) e: eI'm an ESL teacher and have lived both in the US a number of years and also in Scotland."
忽然想起初中时候的英语老师曾经教过的一个口诀,就是关于动词不定式可以省掉to的动词,叫作:一感(feel)、二听(指hear,listen 要加 to)、三让(make,let,have)、四看(see,notice,watch,observe);半帮help。 8 i% ?9 |0 V6 C# m n' n8 L- a0 K. E7 D& U, u9 e/ O
为啥叫半帮help呢,就是说在动词不定式中,help somebody to do something,这个to是可以省略的,所以算半个。但是,要强调的是,如果用于被动语态,to不可省。# j$ F4 }% R6 y
" V3 B" o+ Y5 Q3 Q N' k- c不知道筒子们对这个“半帮help”的说法有印象吗?——我不记得是哪位初中英语老师教的我了,因为我分别在苏州和济南读过初中,呵呵。