1．assist vt.帮助；协助；援助
[教材原句] You'll find your colleagues very eager to assist you, so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if you're interested.
你将发现你的同事们会很热情地帮助你，因此如果你对摄影感兴趣，也许以后你可以集中精力去研究它。
(1)assist sb. to do sth. 帮助某人做某事
assist sb. with sth. 帮助某人某事
assist sb. in doing sth. 帮助某人做某事
(2)assistance n. 帮助；协助
come to one's assistance 援助某人
(3)assistant n. 助手；助理；售货员
单句语法填空
①I will assist you ________ your English.
②When in trouble, his friends always come to his ________(assist)．
③Mary was chosen as an ________(assist) to help Mr. Brown finish his research.
句型转换
I am willing to assist you with your Mandarin.
→④I am willing to assist you ________________ your Mandarin.
→⑤I am willing to assist you ________________ your Mandarin.
[答案] ①with ②assistance ③assistant ④to learn
⑤in learning
