http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081115005632AAdRrWA 1 Z& H. X0 x6 d7 {1 L" e* X"There is no difference in meaning but "help sb to do" is more British usage and "help sb do" is more American. 4 ?2 ~% Z! w1 {. v* xSource(s):; a+ u/ j' N: Q
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。 & J. X4 y! y, I% v ^2 s! t$ }) H5 r8 g+ W" g
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。# _" K" D1 W. ^* s* k) `) e