The little girl is afraid to go out at midnight .

②I\'m afraid not 与 I\'m afraid so 常用作答语。如：

“Can you lend me a pen?”“I\'m afraid not . ”

“It\'s going to rain . ”“I\'m afraid so . ”

③句中的 though 是副词，意为“可是，但是”，一般单独放在句末。例如：

He said he would come , he didn\'t , though . 他说他会来，可是他并没有来。

It\'s hard work . I enjoy it , though . 工作很苦，但我干得很快活。

I\'ve got a bit of a cold . It\'s nothing serious , though . 我有点感冒，但是并不严 重。

—Nice day .

—Yes . A bit cold , though .

11 . It\'s a pity you missed the sports meeting last week . 很可惜，上周的运动会你 错过了。

①“It is ( was , seems ) a pity ( that ) ……”是表示遗憾的口语句型。that 从句就 是指所遗憾的事情。在口语中 that 常省略。从结构上讲，it 是形式主语，that 从句是真正的 主语。句型意思是“可惜的是……”，“遗憾的是……”。例如：

It\'s a pity ( that ) we missed the wonderful show last night .

It\'s a pity too much waste has been poured into the river .

②还可用感叹句的结构来表示遗憾。如：

What a pity!真可惜! ( 真遗憾! )

What a pity he couldn\'t go with you . 真可惜，他不能和你一起去。

12 . Mr Brain has just heard Zheng Jie playing the piano in a concert . 布雷恩先 生刚刚听了郑杰在音乐会上的钢琴演奏。

I read about you in the newspaper and decided to come and hear you play .

Fortunately people want to come and hear me play .

【 讲解 】①以上是94课中出现的三句话，在上述三个句子中，可归纳为“主语 + 谓语 + 宾 语 + 宾语补足语”的结构。其中的宾语补足语可以是不带 to 的不定式 ( play ) , 也可以是 v - ing 形式 ( playing ) .

②在 see , hear , feel , watch , notice 等表示感觉的动词后，既可用 v - ing 构成复 合宾语，也可用不带 to 的动词不定式构成复合宾语。两者之间有时有差别。用 v - ing , 表示 动作正在进行，即处于发生的过程中，还没有结束；用不定式则表示动作发生了。试比较：

Do you hear someone knocking at the door? ( 讲时还在敲 )

I heard someone knock at the door three times . ( 讲时敲的动作已结束 )

I noticed her coming into the room .

I noticed her come into her room and sit down on one chair .

【 妙文赏析 】

Stay Calm Like Me

Mr Cooler is a successful business man . He is proud of himself .

“To be successful in business , ”he often says , “One must first learn to stay calm , —— always stay calm no matter what has happened . ”

One day , when Mr Cooler came home from his office , he found his wife very annoyed ( 恼火 ) .

“What\'s the matter , dear?”Mr Cooler asked .

“Power cut again ( 又停电了 ) !”said his wife . “All the electric appliances (

电器 ) stopped working . What shall we have for supper? Look , the chicken is ha

lf done in the oven ( 烤箱 ) ，and……” .

Mr Cooler shook his head . He always thought that he was more sensible ( 明智 ) than his wife , and now he started to give her a lecture on the importance of always keeping calm .

“Well , ”he finally said , “it\'s a waste of your energy to get excited about small things . Train yourself to be patient , like me . A strong person is quiet . He thinks and then takes the most reasonable action . Now look , a fly has just landed on my nose . Am I getting excited or annoyed? Am I swearing ( 诅咒 ) or waving my arms around? No , I\'m not . I am perfectly calm . ”