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(發生)”。I was afraid of hurting her feelings.

　　5. live, living, alive, lively

　　(1) live adj.

　　① 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.

　　② 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.