http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081115005632AAdRrWA ; H6 u# D' Q& C; r9 }"There is no difference in meaning but "help sb to do" is more British usage and "help sb do" is more American.! k. ] T* D+ ]9 o% Q4 U6 v% g
Source(s): 2 D G. B6 I6 s% @, C$ @' Y. fI'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。 P1 C( g, {+ F1 [
. _' h* f) r. z* }9 M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。 8 Z$ P7 O) k+ o% y; B' P o# _ . T3 _1 J" D+ O5 A, X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。