英語(yǔ)可說(shuō) fear sb to do sth 嗎？

有網(wǎng)友在本站“答疑中心”問(wèn)：英語(yǔ)是否可以說(shuō) fear sb to do sth。

按漢語(yǔ)的表達(dá)習(xí)慣，我們可以說(shuō)“害怕某人做某事”“擔(dān)心某人做某事”，但英語(yǔ)是否可以說(shuō) fear sb to do sth 呢？回答是否定的。

英語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞 fear  習(xí)慣上不接不定式的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)作賓語(yǔ)。如：

◎我擔(dān)心他會(huì)失敗。

正：I fear that he will fail.

誤：I fear him to fail.

◎我害怕他們?cè)侔盐谊P(guān)起來(lái)。

正：I was terrified they would lock me up again.

誤：I feared them to lock me up again.

◎跟你說(shuō)實(shí)話(huà)吧，我非常害怕他回來(lái)。

正：To tell you the truth, I'm rather dreading his return.

誤：To tell you the truth, I fear him to return.

◎我擔(dān)心他這樣苦干下去，精神會(huì)崩潰的。

正：I was worried he might have a breakdown if he carried on working so hard.

誤：I feared him to have a breakdown if he carried on working so hard.

◎我們擔(dān)心他在舞臺(tái)上緊張，但事實(shí)上它表現(xiàn)得很好。

正：We were afraid he would be nervous on stage, but in the event he performed beautifully.

誤：We feared him to be nervous on stage, but in the event he performed beautifully.

◎我害怕他會(huì)離開(kāi)我，所以纏著他不放。

正：I was terrified he would leave me, so I was clinging to him.

誤：I feared him to leave me, so I was clinging to him.

◎父母擔(dān)心他們可能會(huì)逾越這些無(wú)形的界限。

正：Parents fear they might overstep these invisible boundaries.

誤：Parents fear them to overstep these invisible boundaries.

◎官員們擔(dān)心他會(huì)把對(duì)外交的重視理解為軟弱的表現(xiàn)。

正：Officials fear that he might interpret the emphasis on diplomacy as a sign of weakness.

誤：Officials fear him to interpret the emphasis on diplomacy as a sign of weakness.