TRÍ ĐỨC ENGLISH - Bài 58: Infinitive or -ING? (3) TRÍ ĐỨC ENGLISH Chuyên nghiệp · Tận tâm · Bứt phá 📘 BÀI 58: INFINITIVE or -ING? (3) với be afraid, need, help, can't help 🎯 a) Be afraid to do và Be afraid of doing 🌟 Afraid to do = ngại/sợ phải làm điều gì (vì nguy hiểm hoặc hậu quả xấu) • Many people are afraid to go out alone at night. • She was afraid to tell her parents the truth. 🌟 Afraid of doing = sợ điều gì đó sẽ xảy ra (lo sợ một sự việc không mong muốn) • We walked carefully because we were afraid of falling . • I don't like dogs. I'm always afraid of being bitten . 💡 Mẹo nhớ: "afraid to do" = không muốn làm vì sợ hậu quả; "afraid of doing" = lo sợ một điều gì đó có thể xảy ra. 💬 So sánh: • The boys were afraid to play football in the garden because they were afraid of breaking a window. • I was afraid to stay in the sun because I was afraid of getting burnt . 📌 b) Need to do và Need doing 🌟 Need to do = cần phải làm (chủ động) • I need to take more exercise. • He needs to work harder. 🌟 Need doing = cần được làm (bị động) = need to be done • The batteries in this radio need changing . (= ...