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Hello!
大家好!
This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between “help” and “aid.”
本周《名师答疑》，我们回答关于help和aid有什么区别的问题。
Dear teacher, I am Mayer from Colombia.
亲爱的老师，我是来自哥伦比亚的梅耶尔。
I have been listening to the podcast since May 2020, and I have learned so much.
我从2020年5月开始就一直在听你们的播客，我学到了很多。
I would like to ask you about the difference between “aid” and “help.”
我想问一下，help和aid有什么区别？
Thanks, Mayer.
谢谢，梅耶尔。
Thank you, Mayer, for writing to us and listening to our podcast!
梅耶尔，谢谢你给我们写信并收听我们的播客！
The words “aid” and “help” can sometimes mean the same thing, but there are a few differences.
help和aid有时意思相同，但也有一些不同之处。
Let us look at these two words more closely.
让我们更仔细地看看这两个词。
As a verb, “help” means to assist or to give support.
作为动词，help的意思是帮助或给予支持。
When you help someone, you make things easier for them in some way.
当你帮助别人时，你以某种方式让事情对他们来说变得更容易了。
He helped me make dinner last night.
他昨晚帮我做了晚餐。
As a noun, “help” means the act of doing something in support of someone, to complete a task for, or to make it easier for the person.
作为名词，help的意思是做某事以支持某人、为某人完成任务或使任务变得更容易的动作。
It can also be an action taken if a person is in danger and needs to be rescued or supported.
help也可以是一个人处于危险中，需要救援或支持时采取的行动。
She could use your help tomorrow night at the party.
在明晚的派对上她可能需要你的帮助。
Their neighbors gave them help after their house caught fire.
他们的房子着火后，邻居帮了他们。
I yelled, “Help,” when I fell and broke my leg.
当我摔断了腿的时候，我喊了一声“救命”。
Like “help,” the word “aid” can be either a verb or a noun.
和help一样，aid可以是动词，也可以是名词。
As a verb, “aid” means providing what is useful or necessary.
作为动词，aid的意思是提供有用或必要的东西。
I aided the teacher by handing out graded papers.
我帮老师把打过分的试卷发了下去。
“Aid” as a noun can also be the supplies, materials or support that are provided.
aid作为名词，也可以是别人提供的物资、材料或支持。
When we think of “aid” we think of organizations, governments and people providing necessary things like food, clothing, money and equipment to those who need it.
当我们想到“援助”时，我们想到的是组织、政府和人们向那些有需要的人提供必需的东西，如食物、衣服、金钱和设备。
The organization provided aid to those affected by the earthquake.
该组织向地震受灾人民提供了援助。
Also, as a noun, “aid” can be something used to help perform a task.
此外，作为名词，aid可以表示用来帮助完成一项任务的东西。
Visual aids can be useful for learning.
视觉辅助对学习很有用。
An “aide,” with the letter “e” on the end, is a person who assists someone.
以字母e结尾的aide指的是帮助别人的人。
Sometimes they can be a caregiver to an elderly person or a person with a disability.
有时他们可以是老年人或残疾人的照顾者。
An “aide” also can be a person who assists someone with their tasks, like a teacher or government official.
“助手”也可以是帮助老师或政府官员等完成任务的人。
Lori gets experience in the classroom by being a teacher’s aide.
作为老师的助教，洛莉在课堂上获得了经验。
Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Mayer.
梅耶尔，请让我们知道这些解释和例子是否对你有帮助。
And that's Ask a Teacher.
以上就是本期《名师答疑》。
I'm Faith Pirlo.
我是费思·皮尔洛。
