先看两个例句:

1. We fear him.我们害怕他。

2. We fear for him.我们为他担心。

注解:fear sb./sth.害怕、畏惧某人(某事)

fear for sb./sth.为某人(某事)担忧、关心、焦急

All his employees fear him.

他的雇员都怕他。

Many people fear change because they do not like the old ways to be disrupted.

很多人惧怕变化,因为他们不喜欢旧有的生活方式遭到破坏。

We fear for his safety.

我们担心他的安全。

He feared for his mother, left alone on the farm.

他为独自一人留在农场的母亲担忧。

Carla fears for her son.

卡拉为儿子担心。

He fled on Friday, saying he feared for his life.

他星期五逃走了,说是担心自己有生命危险。

拓展:

1.fear to do sth.害怕做某事;不愿意做某事

She feared to tell him the truth.

她不敢把真相告诉他。

Old people fear to leave their homes.

老年人都不愿背井离乡。

She pursed her lips together, as though fearing to betray her news

她闭紧双唇,仿佛害怕透露出她的消息。

2.……fear that 从句,恐怕……,担心……,的可能性,

She had feared she was going down with pneumonia or bronchitis

她担心会得肺炎或支气管炎。

There was no fear that anything would be misunderstood

并无引起误会的可能性。

I fear that a land war now looks very probable

恐怕陆地战爆发的可能性很大。

There is a fear that the freeze on bank accounts could prove a lasting deterrent to investors.

人们担心冻结银行账户可能会长期阻碍投资。

最后送给大家一句话共勉:

We would overcome any weakness, any despair, any fear.

我们要克服所有的软弱、绝望和恐惧。

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