be afraid to do 与doing区别
be afraid to do与be afraid of doing在语境和含义上有所区别:
1. be afraid to do表示不敢,胆怯去做某事,是主观上的原因不去做,意为"怕"。例如:She was afraid to step further in grass because she was afraid of being bitten by a snake(她生怕被蛇咬着,而不敢在草丛中再走一步)。
2. be afraid of doing表示担心出现doing的状况、结果。doing是客观上造成的,意为"生怕,恐怕"。例如:She was afraid to wake her husband. 她不敢去叫醒她丈夫;She was afraid of waking her husband. 她生怕吵醒她丈夫。