小學英語語法備考指南：特殊詞精講（四）

　　be afraid doing/to do

　　be afraid to do　不敢，膽怯去做某事，是主觀上的原因不去做，意為“怕”；

　　be afraid of doing　擔心出現doing的狀況、結果。 doing 是客觀上造成的，意為“生怕，恐怕”。

　　She was afraid to step further in grass because she was afraid of being bitten by a snake. 她生怕被蛇咬著，而不敢在草叢中再走一步。

　　She was afraid to wake her husband. 她不敢去叫醒她丈夫。

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

　　be interested doing/to do

　　interested to do　　 對做某事感興趣，想了解某事。

　　interested in doing　 對某種想法感興趣，doing 通常為想法。

　　I shall be interested to know what happens. 我很想知道發生了什么事。 (想了解)

　　I‘m interested in working in Switzerland. Do you have any idea about that？ 我對在瑞士工作感興趣。你想過這事嗎？　 (一種想法)

　　mean to doing/to do

　　mean to do　 打算、想

　　mean doing　意味著

　　I mean to go， but my father would not allow me to. 我想去，但是我父親不肯讓我去。

　　To raise wage means increasing purchasing power. 贈加工資意味著增加購買力。