2. be afraid of doing sth

(1) 担心会发生某事或某情况(但实际上未必会发生)。如：

She was afraid of waking her husband. 她怕吵醒她丈夫。

I was afraid of hurting her feelings. 我怕伤害她的感情。

注：be afraid of doing sth 表示担心会发生某事或某情况时，其后也可用 be afraid that 替换。如：

He was afraid of losing face. ＝He was afraid (that) he’d lose face. 他怕失面子。

(2) 害怕做某事或不敢做某事(指缺乏勇气或害怕其后果而不敢)。如：

I’m afraid of telling her. 我不敢告诉她。

He was afraid of jumping. 他不敢跳。

3. be afraid to do sth 害怕做某事或不敢做某事。如：

He was afraid to fly in a plane. 他不敢坐飞机。

He was afraid to go into the house and meet his father. 他不敢进屋去见他父亲。

注：以上两类句型的异同之处：表示担心会发生某事或某情况，只能用 be afraid of doing sth, 而表示害怕做某事或不敢做某事等，则两者都可用。如：

Don’t be afraid to ask [of asking] question. 不要害怕问问题。

He is afraid to go out [of going out] alone at night. 他不敢晚上一个人出去。

after

1. after all (尽管……)到底，毕竟，究竟。如：

I was right after all. 毕竟是我对。

I’m so sorry. I can’t come after all. 对不起，我还是不能来。

2. be after sth (sb) 追求，寻求，想得到。如：

What are you after? 你追求什么?

The police were after him. 警察在找她。

This is the very book I’m after. 这正是我要找的书。

3. sth after sth (前后接同一名词，表示多次重复)。如：

He fired shot after shot. 他打了一枪又一枪。

Day after day the rain continued. 雨一天一天地下着。

They worked there year after year. 年复一年他们就工作在那儿。

again

1. again and again 反复地，一再地。如：

I’ve told you that again and again. 这事我反复告诉过你。

He made the same mistake again and again. 他反复犯同样的错误。

age

1. at the age of 在……年龄时。如：

I left school at the age of 18. 我中学毕业时18岁。

He got married at the age of 25. 他25岁时结婚。

注：at the age of 20 (在20岁时)也可说成 at age 20。

2. at one’s age 在某人的年龄岁数时。如：

At your age you should know better. 你这个年纪应该比较明白事理了。

She ought to be earning her own living at her age. 像她这样的年纪应该自食其力了。

When I was your age, I had to work. 我像这样大的时候，我得工作了。

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