be afraid to do 和 be afraid doing 有木有区别啊?
这区别我知道些。纠正下题主“ be afraid doing”应该为“ be afraid of doing”。给大家总结了一个表格可以先粗略看一下:
【词组含义】
be afraid to do & be afraid of doing都可以表示“害怕”、“不敢”,前者着重“因害怕而不敢做某事”,后者表示“担心某事可能发生”
be afraid to do sth.真正的意思是“因害怕而不敢做某事”,也就是主语对做某事内心感到恐惧;
be afraid of doing sth.表示主语“担心某事可能发生”,也可以说是不希望发生某事,但自己不一定能避免它。
例如:
He was afraid to go out alone at night.
他害怕晚上独自外出。
(暗含的意思是“他对于晚上独自外出缺乏安全感”。)
He came late to school and was afraid of being scolded by the teacher.
他上学迟到了,害怕被老师吵。
(暗含的意思是“他不情愿被老师吵”。)
用“不敢.......”来辨别这两个短语很能说明问题。
He is afraid of being beaten by his father.
他怕被他爸打。
(不是他敢不敢的问题,他是不情愿。)
He is afraid to touch the snake.他不敢碰那条蛇。
(他内心里恐惧蛇。)
I'm afraid to dive into the swimming pool.
我不敢在游泳池里跳水。
I'm afraid of falling into the swimming pool.
我担心会掉进游泳池里去。
【用法】
一、be afraid to do的用法
1、Don't be afraid to do things differently, it's usually better.
不要害怕尝试新方法做事情,结果往往会更好。
2、Don't be afraid to do anything wrong, even if the wrong without regret.
不要害怕做错什么,即使错了也不必懊悔。
3、Don't be afraid to do it fresh, out of the box.
可以大胆创新,不要拘泥于框框。
4、And those without training may be afraid to do anything for fear they will do something wrong.
那些没接受过训练的人也会担心自己会做出错误的事而犹豫不前。
二、be afraid of doing的用法
1、As a student, I want to learn how to ask for help and not be afraid of doing so.
作为一名学生,我想了解如何寻求帮助,并不要为之怯步。
2、Don't be afraid of doing it because so-and-so may laugh at you.
不要因怕某人笑话你而害怕做那件事。
`be afraid to do` 指的是因为害怕而不敢做的事情。例句:I'm afraid to go to the party, because I'm afraid of making a mistake.
`be afraid doing` 指的是因为害怕而正在做的事情。例句:I'm afraid to go to the party, but I'm also afraid doing somersaults in the street.
虽然这两个短语的意思相近,但是使用语境略有不同。`be afraid to do` 更加强调不敢做的事情,是在描述一个人的恐惧和犹豫。而 `be afraid doing` 则更加强调正在做的事情,是在描述一个人的恐惧和紧张状态。