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be afraid to do/be afraid of doing
1. be afraid to do 指的是按照經(jīng)驗(yàn)或常識(shí)不敢去做某事,或沒有勇氣去做某事。如:
I‘m afraid to jump into the river. 我不敢跳進(jìn)河中。
He was afraid to go out at night. 他晚上不敢出去。
注:在現(xiàn)代英語中,有時(shí)也可用 be afraid of doing 結(jié)構(gòu)來表示上述意思。如:
I‘m afraid to tell (或of telling) her. 我不敢告訴她。
Don‘t be afraid to ask (或of asking) for help. 不要怕請(qǐng)求幫助。
2. be afraid of doing 主要用來談?wù)撘患约?指句子主語)不希望也不能決定而可能突然發(fā)生在自己頭上的事,這種事往往帶有一種疑懼性,即可能發(fā)生也可能不發(fā)生,只是自己有這樣一種得心(即擔(dān)心發(fā)生)。此進(jìn)不能用 be afraid to do 結(jié)構(gòu)。如:
She was afraid of waking her husband. 她怕吵醒她丈夫。
I was afraid of hurting his feelings. 我怕傷了他的感情。
請(qǐng)?jiān)袤w會(huì)下列句子:
I‘m afraid to speak English before so many people because I’m afraid of making mistakes. 我不敢在那么多人面前說英語,因?yàn)槲遗鲁鲥e(cuò)。
They are afraid to swim because they are afraid of drowning. 他們不敢澳洲,因?yàn)樗麄儞?dān)心會(huì)被淹死。
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