各位新老学员们,欢迎来到《可可说法话茬》教室。
今日课题:今天,我们的目标是要用英文来正确表达下面这个意思:你怕什么?在众多说法中,有一个说法是这样的:What are you frightened for?
课题详解:这个说的对与错,咱们暂且不论。请先跟我来熟悉一个词语的意思和用法。这个词语是句中的关键词语:frightened。它是形容词,意思是“feeling fear, afraid”,是指“受惊的,感到害怕的”。用它来表示“害怕........”,必须使用其固定搭配模式:be frightened of something/ doing something。请看下面的例句:
I am frightened of walking home alone in the dark. 我害怕单独在黑夜里走回家。
The ancient people were frightened of the violent thunderstorms. 古代人非常害怕狂风暴雨。
现在我们回看今天的课题句子:What are you frightened for? 这里使用的介词是for,将之改为of即可。因此,根据所要表达的语义,“你害怕什么?”的正确的说法是:What are you frightened of?
我们今天的学习就到此结束。I am Juliet. See you next time.
本期习题:他们害怕他报复,要比怕他们父亲更甚,因为弗兰克的脾气极坏。
参考翻译:They were more frightened of his vengeance than of their father's, for Frank had a vicious streak.