assist是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为vt. 协助， 帮助， 促进vi. 帮忙， 参加，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Wilson offered to assist the crew; but Halley begged him to be quiet and not to interfere with what did not concern him.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Then, how can I assist you?'
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Son of Peleus,' said he, 'be not so exceeding fearful; we are two gods, come with Jove's sanction to assist you, I, and Pallas Minerva.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Si-lently, and without a moment's delay, they permitted him to assist them from their saddles, and when they descended quickly to the water's edge, where the scout had collected the rest of the party, more by the agency of expressive ges-tures than by any use of words.
-- 'Can we do aught to assist the wretched man?'
-- He then signed to Heyward to assist the sisters into the saddles, for he seldom deigned to use the English tongue, unless urged by some motive of more than usual moment.
-- With a view to assist his plans by any suggestion of his own, and to strengthen the temptation, he left the beech, and straggled, as if with-out an object, to the spot where Le Renard was seated.
-- 'There is a vast difference between understanding and speaking a foreign tongue; you will, therefore, please to assist me still.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But knowing the scheme they had planned, why should he offer to assist it?
-- As the stupendous collection were yet concealed by cloths, lest the envious dust should injure their complexions, Nell bestirred herself to assist in the embellishment of the room, in which her grandfather also was of great service.
-- He was closeted with Mr Witherden for some little time, and Mr Abel had been called in to assist at the conference, before Kit, wondering very much what he was wanted for, was summoned to attend them.
-- Kit, however, fortunately for himself, was not learned enough or contemplative enough to be troubled with presages of evil afar off, and, having no mental spectacles to assist his vision in this respect, saw nothing but the dull house, which jarred uncomfortably upon his previous thoughts.
-- CHAPTER 51The bland and open-hearted proprietor of Bachelor's Hall slept on amidst the congenial accompaniments of rain, mud, dirt, damp, fog, and rats, until late in the day; when, summoning his valet Tom Scott to assist him to rise, and to prepare breakfast, he quitted his couch, and made his toilet.
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The canisters were almost out of her reach; I made a motion to aid her; she turned upon me as a miser might turn if any one attempted to assist him in counting his gold.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Marianne had at first the advantage, but a false step brought her suddenly to the ground; and Margaret, unable to stop herself to assist her, was involuntarily hurried along, and reached the bottom in safety.
-- Their favour increased; they could not be spared; Sir John would not hear of their going; and in spite of their numerous and long arranged engagements in Exeter, in spite of the absolute necessity of returning to fulfill them immediately, which was in full force at the end of every week, they were prevailed on to stay nearly two months at the park, and to assist in the due celebration of that festival which requires a more than ordinary share of private balls and large dinners to proclaim its importance.
-- The former left them soon after tea to fulfill her evening engagements; and Elinor was obliged to assist in making a whist table for the others.
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Why could not Carrie assist him a little until he could get something?
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