1. 用作名詞
① 表示壹般意義的“幫助”或“援助”,是不可數名詞:
The family lived on government aid for two years. 這壹家人靠政府援助生活了兩年。
How much foreign aid does Britain give? 英國在援外方面作出了多少貢獻?
②表示“助手”或“輔助用品”等具體意義,是可數名詞:
The teacher made the teaching aids himself. 這位老師自己做教具。
A dictionary is an important aid in learning a new language. 詞典是學習壹種新語言的重要工具。
③用於短語:
(a) come (go) to one’s aid 來(去)幫助某人:
They all came to my aid. 他們都來幫助我。
He went to the aid of the injured man. 他幫助那個受傷的人。
(b) in aid of 用來幫助...:
He collected money in aid of charity. 他為資助慈善事業募捐。
該短語通常用於 What’s ...in aid of?(...有什麽用?)這樣的結構:
What’s the money in aid of? 這錢作什麽用?
Now then, what’s all this crying in aid of? 好啦,還有什麽好哭的?
(c) with the aid of 借助...的幫助:
We may travel with the aid of a good map. 我們可以靠壹張好地圖去旅行。
The old man walked with the aid of a cane. 這位老人拐著手杖走路。
2. 用作動詞(及物)
They aided us with money. 他們用錢資助我們。
They aided him in scientific studies. 他們援助他從事科學研究。
A good dictionary can aid language learning. 壹本好詞典有助於語言學習。
註意以下正誤句型:
我們已幫助他們提前完成了工作。
正:We’ve aided him to finish the work ahead of time.
正:We’ve aided him in finishing the work ahead of time.
誤:We’ve aided him finish the work ahead of time.
3. 比較 aid 與 help:
①help 屬普通用詞,多用於口語和壹般性文體;而 aid 則屬正式用詞,多用於較正式的文體。
②在表示較大的經濟或物質幫助時壹般用 aid, 較少用 help。
③兩者句型有同有異:
正:help sb (to) do sth (to 可省略)
誤:help sb doing sth
正:aid sb to do sth (to 不可省略)
正:aid sb in doing sth
誤:aid sb do sth