初中·課本中不會教你的 118　be afraid of和be afraid to

118　be afraid of和be afraid to

1　be afraid of 后接名詞、動名詞或代詞，意為“害怕某人或是事”，對某物或某事心存恐懼或擔心。

Most of us are afraid of snakes. 我們大多數(shù)人都怕蛇。

She is afraid of speaking in front of the public. 她怕在公眾面前說話。

2　be afraid to 接動詞原形，意為“怕／不敢做某事”，指根據(jù)常識或經(jīng)驗覺得做某事有后患而不敢去做。

She is afraid to go there. 她不敢去那里。

He is afraid to swim in the river. 他不敢在那條河里游泳。

He is afraid to go out at night. 他不敢在夜間出去。

提示

be afraid not和be afraid so可用于回答問題。

A: Will it rain in the afternoon?下午會下雨嗎？

B: I am afraid not . 恐怕不會。

B： I am afraid so . 恐怕會。