詞語比較(2)

　　4. be afraid, be afraid to do sth., be afraid of (doing) sth.

　　(1) be afraid 意為“擔心，害怕”，多用于口語，常用來表示一種歉意，或遺憾，后可接 so 或 not，也可接 that 從句。I'm afraid (that) 其語意相當于 I'm sorry, but...。

　　- Are we on time? 我們準時嗎? - I'm afraid not. 恐怕不準時。I'm afraid you'll get caught in the rain.

　　(2) be afraid to do sth 常表示“由于膽小而不敢做某事”。She is afraid to be here alone. / He is afraid to jump into the river from the bridge.

　　(3) be afraid of (doing) sth. 常表示“擔心或害怕某事(發(fā)生)”。I was afraid of hurting her feelings.

　　5. live, living, alive, lively

　　(1) live adj.

　?、?活的;活生生的;(只修飾生物;只作前置定語) The laboratory is doing experiments with several live monkeys.

　?、?實況直播的 (不是錄音)It wasn't a recorded show. It was live.

　　③ 帶電的;燃著的;可的 This is a live wire.

　　(2) living adj. 活著的，有生命的(作表語或定語) She was, he thought, the best living novelist in England. / The old man is still living. (或alive)

　　(3) alive adj. ① 活著的;② 有活力的;有生氣

　　作后置定語：Who's the greatest man alive?

　　作表語：Was the snake alive or dead? / My grandmother is more alive than a lot of young people.

　　作補語：Let's keep the fish alive.

　　(4) lively adj. 活潑的;有生氣的;活躍的(作表語或定語) The music is bright and lively.