文档介绍：Unit Eight
New words
1. aid & help 相同点:
a) aid –vt. to give support to; 援助;帮助
=help
to aid/help sb with sth. (money)
b) aid—n. help; support; assistance帮助,援助
come / go to one’s help/ aid
= come/ go to the help/ aid of
He went to the aid of the hurt man.
with the aid/help of
不同点:
a)必须用aid
first aid 急救
hearing aid 助听器
b)必须用help
help sb. (out)
My father helped me out with money when I needed it.
help sb. (to) do sth.
Could you help me(to)lift the box?
*can’t help doing 情不自禁
*can’t help/ choose but do 不得不
I couldn’t help crying.
I cannot help but admire his courage.
We cannot choose but wait.
*help oneself (to)=take for oneself (to) 取用;窃用;侵吞
L1.“Can I have a drink?”“Help yourself.”
money was on the table and no one was there, so he helped himself to it.
yourself to a drink.
改错:
1) The dictionary will help you improving your English.
2) I can’t help but laughing.
3) I can’t help laugh.
4) Under the help of the neighbors the fire was at last brought under control.
5) Please help you to eat some fish.
assist vt.=help 帮助;支援(比help 正式 more formal than help)
assist sb in doing sth
assist sb with sth
I can’t push the car on my own—will someone help / assist (fml) help me?
His job consists of helping old people who lives alone.
He helped/ assisted her in building the house.
3)give/ lend sb. a hand 帮助;帮忙
Tom , could you please lend me a hand?
4)do one’s bit 尽本分;做自己应做的工作
I’ll do my bit to protect animals.
5)do sth. for 帮忙做
Could you please do the washing up for me? I’m too busy.
6)do sb a favor 帮某人一个忙
Could you please do me a favor?
—vi 溺死 ;淹没
die by drowning 淹死
be drowned by 被。。。淹没
There are many streets and houses drowned by the floods.
/ bleeding—v.
1)vi. to lose blood 流血;出血
Your nose is bleeding.
My heart bleeds for(=I feel very sorry for) those poor unhappy children..
(比喻)对那些不幸的穷孩子我心里感到难过。
2)vt. to make (sb.) to pay too much money 榨取某人的钱财;敲某人的竹杠:
He bled them for every penny