六级Yet, she noted, many young people are especially unwilling to take risks at school—afraid that one low test score or poor grade could cost them a spot at a selective university.

然而，她指出，许多年轻人尤其不愿意在学校冒险，因为他们担心考试成绩低或成绩差可能会让他们失去一个选择大学的机会。

四级She's afraid she won't be able to attend your class this afternoon though.

不过，她恐怕今天下午不能去上你的课了。

高考Oh, I'm afraid it was sold out.

哦，恐怕已经卖完了。

六级politicians are afraid of losing votes in the next election

政客们害怕在下次选举中失去选票

四级I'm afraid not, the stand-ins are already in use on line 6, and the ones from line 6 are being serviced.

恐怕不行，6号线的候机席已经在使用，6号线的候机席正在维修中。

四级Kids should learn not to be afraid of monsters

孩子们应该学会不害怕怪物

六级He is not afraid of challenge.

他不怕挑战。

四级Cheating destroys self-respect and integrity, leaving the cheater ashamed, guilty and afraid of getting caught.

作弊会破坏自尊和正直，让作弊者感到羞耻、内疚和害怕被抓住。

六级I'm afraid you have to adhere to the assigned topic.

恐怕你必须坚持指定的主题。

高考I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.

我不怕明天，因为我看到了昨天，我爱今天。

四级I am afraid I can't do that.

恐怕我不能那样做。

四级Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more curious, less afraid of what he doesn't know, better at finding and figuring things out, more confident, resourceful (机敏的), persistent and independent than he will ever be again in his schooling – or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life.

几乎每一个孩子，在他踏进学校大楼的第一天，都会变得更聪明、更好奇、更少害怕自己不知道的东西、更善于发现和解决问题、更自信、更足智多谋(机敏的), 在他的学校里，他将变得更加执着和独立——或者，除非他非常不寻常，非常幸运，否则他将终生如此。

四级Well, I'm afraid we must wait until all the applications are in, in writing, and we'll then decide on the short list.

嗯，恐怕我们必须等到所有的申请都以书面形式提交，然后我们才能决定最后的名单。

考研So don't be afraid to ask more personal questions.

所以不要害怕问更多的私人问题。

高考She was afraid the dog would get the family into trouble.

她担心这条狗会给家里带来麻烦。

六级College faculty members are afraid that the pretext of moving students into the workforce might pose a threat to the core curriculum.

大学教职员工担心，让学生就业的借口可能会对核心课程构成威胁。

四级I'm afraid I can't come any earlier because I have three classes this afternoon

恐怕我不能早点来，因为我今天下午有三节课

四级I know, but I'm afraid I need another few days.

我知道，但恐怕我还需要几天。

高考I'm afraid there are a couple of problems.

恐怕有几个问题。

四级Never afraid to talk up his own accomplishments, a boastful Careme made a fortune as wealthy families with social ambitions invited him to their kitchens.

从不害怕谈论自己的成就，一个自夸的爱慕者发了大财，因为有社会野心的富裕家庭邀请他去他们的厨房。

四级I'm afraid I won't fit in.

恐怕我不能适应。

四级The author is afraid that the Obama administration will end up micromanaging America's economy.

作者担心奥巴马政府最终会对美国经济进行微观管理。

高考I was afraid that to speak in front of a larger group of people.

我害怕在一大群人面前讲话。

六级I know I promise to drive you to the airport next Thursday, but I'm afraid something has come up.

我知道我答应下周四开车送你去机场，但恐怕出了什么事。

六级But as a business strategy, I'm afraid there is no stopping.

但作为一种商业策略，恐怕没有停止的余地。

六级I'm afraid to refuse to work, but I'm more afraid to expose my unborn child to the radiation.

我害怕拒绝工作，但我更害怕让我未出生的孩子暴露在辐射下。

六级One reason why pension and health care reforms are slow in coming is that politicians are afraid of losing votes in the next election.

养老金和医疗改革进展缓慢的一个原因是政客们害怕在下次选举中失去选票。

四级When they interact, they aren't afraid to smell each other and will express themselves clearly and honestly. Once again, it seems we have a lot to learn from dogs.

当他们互动时，他们不怕互相嗅到对方的气味，并且会清晰、诚实地表达自己。再一次，我们似乎有很多东西要向狗学习。

高考I am afraid they seem to think they own the roads.

恐怕他们似乎认为自己拥有这条路。

高考He is a shy man, but he is not afraid of anything or anyone.

他是个腼腆的人，但他不怕任何事或任何人。

六级They are afraid the normal social order will be paralyzed.

他们担心正常的社会秩序会瘫痪。

高考As a first-year, I was afraid to make any noise towards campus issues that I noticed.

大一的时候，我害怕对我注意到的校园问题发出任何噪音。

四级People the world over are afraid of a further plunge in oil prices.

全世界的人们都害怕油价进一步暴跌。