He helped me write the research paper. 4 ?; ^9 F1 r8 T% j& }, D# N3 D9 c" I( W9 i6 y4 N
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081115005632AAdRrWA 5 E3 Q( B9 S: k/ L }"There is no difference in meaning but "help sb to do" is more British usage and "help sb do" is more American. / s/ E8 j6 _' \/ @3 JSource(s):$ c1 A. h7 f' o \+ {5 k
I'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。 2 ^: I6 n, n' r. [, q; i2 I, q* a7 q+ c6 [; M; j6 X
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。 2 Z1 u" y4 Q) @3 a! N - ~) |* C) m5 m/ W f7 o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。