Section Ⅱ　Warm­up & Futurology

－Language Points

　　 assist vt.& vi.帮助；协助

　　(教材P19)．..are planning to take over from the existing one and assist with on Alpha...

　　......打算接管现存的这一个并协助Alpha......

　　(1)assist(sb.)in(doing)sth.　　　 帮助(某人)(做)某事

　　assist sb.with sth. 帮助某人做某事

　　assist sb.to do sth. 帮助某人做某事

　　(2)assistant adj. 副的；助理的；

　　　　　　　n. 助手；店员

　　assistance n. 帮助，援助

　　①The orphan's neighbour often assists him with money and food.

　　那个孤儿的邻居经常给他钱和食物来援助他。

　　②He asked us to assist him in ________(carry) through his plan.

　　他请求我们帮助他完成他的计划。

　　③China will continue to increase its ________(assist) to Africa in both quantity and quality.

　　中国将从数量和质量上继续增加对非洲的支援。

　　【答案】　②carrying　③assistance

　　 latter n．后者adj.后者的，后面的

　　(教材P20)In the 18th and 19th centuries，especially the latter，the most common theme in science fiction novels was the future.

在18世纪和19世纪，特别是在19世纪，科幻小说最普遍的主题是未来。