知识点1:afraid用法补充
[1]afraid单词记忆法◆记忆方法一:联想方式:a;fr(妇人); ai(爱);d敌人一个妇人爱上了敌人真让人害怕 ◆记忆方法二:分析:a——一个;fraid——“肥的”的近似发音; 记忆方法:一个肥的人总在担心自己的体重。◆记忆方法三:联想方式:a;fr(妇人); ai(爱);d敌人记忆方法:一个妇人爱上了敌人真让人害怕◆记忆方法四:afraid a.(of)害怕的,恐惧的解析:be afra

3. I’m afraid意为“恐怕”,主要用于礼貌地说出令人不快、失望或感到遗憾的事。如:
I’m afraid I can’t stay. 恐怕我不能留下。
I’m afraid they’re going to lose the game. 恐怕他们会赛输。
I’m afraid I can’t come to the party on Friday. 恐怕我参加不了星期五的晚会了。
I’m afraid 之后可接 so 或 not,表示前面所提到的情况——表肯定时用 so;表否定时用 not。如:
[2]raid单词记忆法◆记忆方法一:分析:rai——“热爱”的拼音首字母;d——“的”的拼音首字母。 记忆:我热爱的人受到了袭击。◆记忆方法二:raid (考频:2) vt./n.①突袭[△surprise奇袭]:Villages were raided along the border.边境线上的村庄受到袭击。②搜查③劫掠,打劫【考】make a raid on/upon ①对……进
A:Will he come today? 他今天会来吗?
B:I’m afraid so(not). 恐怕会(不会)吧。
注意上面的否定说法不能改为 I’m not afraid (so)。
4. 表示“害怕做某事”或“不敢做某事”,be afraid 之后可接不定式,也可接 of doing sth。如:
She was afraid to tell [of telling] you. 她害怕告诉你。
She is afraid to go [of going] out alone late at night. 她很怕深夜独自外出。
[3]afraid,alone,相关知识点不是所有的形容词都可以用very来修饰,如: I'm wide awake. (我全醒了。)再如: all alone(十分孤独),much afraid等。[误] The baby was very asleep.[正] The baby was fast asleep.[析] 不是所有的形容词都可以用very来修饰,如: I'm wide awake. (我全醒了。)再如:
但若要表示担心可能会发生某事,则只能用 be afraid of doing而不能用 be afraid to do。如:
She is afraid of lagging behind the others. 她怕落在别人后面。
[4]the others,the other,相关知识点要注意英语中another, other, the other, the others, others的不同用法,现分别说明如下:another作形容词其意为:泛指的另一个或再一个,别的,类似的。一般在句中作定语,如: This is not good enough, please show me another one. another还可以作为代词用,如:One stude
She didn’t tell him because she was afraid of upsetting him. 她没有告诉他,因为怕他不安。
知识点2:afraid用法详解

They were afraid to be seen by others. 他们怕被别人看到。
He is afraid he will die. 他害怕他会死。
I was afraid I might hurt your feelings. 我担心我会伤害你的感情。
She was afraid they would recognize her. 她担心他们会认出她来。
2.担心的:
I'm afraid that he won't come. 我担心他不会来。
"Is he not coming?" "I am afraid not.(I'm afraid so.)" “他不来吗?”“看来不会(怕是这样)。”
I'm afraid l can't stay. 恐怕我不能待了。
I'm afraid you don't see my point. 恐怕你没听懂我的意思。
“Are we late?” “I'm afraid so. ” “我们迟到了吗?”“怕是迟到了。”
I'm afraid I must ask you to leave the country. 对不起我得让你离开这个国家。
【考点说明】
1. 通常用作表语,不用于名词前作定语。
[5]名词,定语,相关知识点知识点1:名词作定语应注意的五个方面pocket money零花钱(不能说pockets money)generation gap代沟(不能说generations gap)二、用复数名词作定语的四种情形1. 有些只有复数形式的名词,则用复数作定语:goods train 货车 clothes shop 服装店an arts degree文科学位 customs officer
2. 是形容词,不是动词,所以可说 Don't be afraid,不可说 Don't afraid。
[6]形容词,动词,相关知识点ready为形容词,而不像中文中准备为动词。[误] You must ready at once.[正] You must be ready at once.[析] ready为形容词,而不像中文中准备为动词。
3. 比较be afraid to do sth 与 be afraid of doing sth:前者表示害怕做某事或不敢做某事,后者有两个意思,一是表示害怕做某事(与be afraid to do sth 同义),二是表示担心会发生某情况(所担心的情况不一定会发生,此时不能与 be afraid to do sth 互换):
I'm afraid to tell[of telling] her. 我不敢告诉她。
I was afraid of hurting her feelings. 我怕伤了她的感情。