1.help v. 幫助
help somebody out 幫助某人擺脫困難
A:I'm having a lot of trouble with calculus and my professor can't seem to explain it in a way that makes sense to me.
我在微積分上有很多麻煩，我的老師好像也解釋不清楚。
B:You know, the student government runs a tutoring service. I was ready to drop trigonometry before they helped me out.
你知道學(xué)生會(huì)正提供學(xué)業(yè)輔導(dǎo)o在他們幫我之前，我都準(zhǔn)備放棄三角課了。
2.serve vt．1．接待（顧客）2．服務(wù)．（為…）工作3．適用于
serve as 作為，用作 (be used as)
例句：Public establishments, businesses, and even shops and restaurants may serve as resources for learning.
公共機(jī)構(gòu)，商業(yè)部門，甚至商店和飯館都可以作為學(xué)習(xí)的場(chǎng)所。