Unit 18 I'm afraid I can't stay.

你向主人道別。說，你恐怕不能再久留了：

I'm afraid I can't stay.

有個(gè)壞消息，你要婉轉(zhuǎn)地告訴他。你說，恐怕你給他帶來一個(gè)壞消息：

I'm afraid I've got bad news for you.

你看了醫(yī)生，醫(yī)生認(rèn)為你病的不輕。他說，恐怕得臥床一周：

I'm afraid you have to stay in bed for a week.

你與同事之間產(chǎn)生了分歧。有一天你主動(dòng)和解，你說，恐怕有某種誤會(huì)：

I'm afraid there's some sort of misunderstanding.

講了半天他還是沒有明白。你說，恐怕他是不得要領(lǐng)：

I'm afraid you don't see my point.

與小姐共舞的時(shí)候不小心踩了人家的腳。你不好意思地說，恐怕跳舞你不是內(nèi)行：

I'm afraid I'm not much of a dancer.

你婉轉(zhuǎn)地謝絕了朋友的邀請(qǐng)。你說，恐怕你不能同去：

I'm afraid I can't go together with you.

你怕朋友再繼續(xù)沒完沒了地談下去。就打斷他說，恐怕要誤火車了：

I'm afraid we'll miss the train.

注：

afraid adj.

I'm afraid 后跟從句，或做插入語，使語氣更加婉轉(zhuǎn)；或回答別人問題時(shí)說I'm afraid not 或 I'm afraid so。例如：

Most of us are afraid to eat snake. 多數(shù)人不敢吃蛇。（意味相當(dāng)于因害怕而不敢，不樂意做）

John is afraid of losing his job. John總是提心吊膽怕丟了飯碗。（擔(dān)心或憂慮某事發(fā)生）