昨天,一个同学跟外教说: 我讨厌冬天,因为我怕冷; 把外教说楞了?冷是一种感觉,是对天气的感知?怎么个“害怕”法?今天我们就来讲一讲,如何用英文表达各种“怕”!
我怕冷
I 'm afraid of the cold. X
The cold doesn't bother me. √
afraid of 可以表达的害怕:
通常来说:因为胆子小,怯懦,才产生的"怕”用 afraid of 表达;
例句:
Everyone seems to be afraid of her.
每个人似乎都很怕她.
Many children are afraid of the dark.
很多孩子都怕黑.
怕冷,怕热外国人这么说:
The hot doesn't bother me.
热不会让我烦恼(我不怕热)
I don't mind the cold.
我不介意冷 (我不怕冷)
各种"害怕"的英文表达
NO.1 fear
情绪上的害怕
例句:
Fear of failure
害怕失败
I have a fear of heights.
我恐高
NO.2 scare
突然让某人感到害怕
例句:
The dog scared us.
这个狗(惊)吓到我了。
He was driving fast just to scare us.
他开得太快了,都吓到我们了。
NO.3 terror
极度害怕或者恐惧
(名词形式)
例句:
We lived in terror of our father when he was drinking.
我们生活在父亲的恐惧之下,尤其是他喝酒的时候。
NO.4 fright
突然间感到的害怕
(名词形式)
You naughty boy, you gave me such a fright.
你这调皮鬼,吓了我一跳。
外国人也有“妻管严”
妻管严= hen-pecked
例句:
A:Most of the time, I do the housework . She is a writer .
大多数时间我做家务活,她是作家。
B:You are really a hen-pecked husband.
哦,原来你是“妻管严”.
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