主题
「怕」和「恐怕」
一个是害怕。一个是礼貌地说坏消息。
我怕狗。 I'm afraid of dogs. 真害怕
我怕你不知道。 I'm afraid you don't know. 委婉告知
恐怕不行。 I'm afraid not. 委婉拒绝三张脸
| 中文 | 英文 |
|---|---|
| 怕(害怕) | be afraid of + 名词 / be scared of |
| 怕(担心) | be afraid that + 句子 |
| 恐怕(委婉) | I'm afraid … / unfortunately |
最妙的地方
英文 I'm afraid 经常不是真的害怕,是礼貌地说坏消息:
I'm afraid he's not here. 恐怕他不在。(不是怕他,是不好意思告诉你)
I'm afraid I can't help. 恐怕帮不上忙。(拒绝)跟中文的"恐怕"几乎一样 —— 一层缓冲。
动手
我怕黑。
✅ I'm afraid of the dark. / I'm scared of the dark.
恐怕来不及了。
✅ I'm afraid it's too late.
我怕他误会。
✅ I'm worried he'll get the wrong idea.
恐怕不是。
✅ I'm afraid not.
afraid of vs afraid that
afraid of + 名词 / -ing afraid of dogs / afraid of falling
afraid that + 句子 afraid that he'll leaveof 后面是事物,that 后面是一整件事。
小卡片
害怕(对象) → afraid of / scared of
担心(怕……发生) → afraid that / worried that
委婉坏消息 → I'm afraid / unfortunately——下一课:「起来」。