-ed 和 -ing 形容词：Bored 还是 boring？ (A2)

带 -ed 的形容词说的是一个人的感受：bored、excited、interested、confused。

-ed：说你的感受

• I'm bored. Let's do something.
• We're interested. Tell us more.
• 试一试: Hiroshi: Is the meeting still going? Camila: Yes, for three hours now. I'm so ___. 选出 Camila 会说的话。 (boring / bored / proud) 答案: bored — 三个小时很长，而有这种感受的是 Camila 自己，所以她觉得无聊：bored。

-ing：说让你有这种感受的东西

带 -ing 的形容词说的是什么让你有这种感受：boring、exciting、interesting、confusing。

• This book is boring.
• The new parking signs are confusing.
• The story is exciting.
• 试一试: Hiroshi: I learned how bees make honey today! Camila: Wow, that's really ___! Tell me more. 选出 Camila 会说的话。 (interested / confusing / interesting) 答案: interesting — Camila 想多听一些，而让人有兴趣的是蜜蜂这件事，所以说 interesting。

说 I'm bored，不说 I'm boring

没事可做的时候，说 I'm bored。I'm boring 意思是你让别人觉得无聊。

• Sunday is long, and I'm bored.
• Not "I'm boring. Let's go out." — say "I'm bored. Let's go out.". 觉得无聊的是你自己：bored。boring 的人会让别人觉得无聊。
• 试一试: Hiroshi: Your favorite band is here tonight! Camila: I know! I'm so ___. 选出 Camila 会说的话。 (exciting / excited / bored) 答案: excited — 有这种感受的是 Camila 自己，所以她说自己很兴奋：excited。

scared of、worried about、interested in：形容词 + 介词

有些形容词后面要跟一个介词：scared of、worried about、interested in。

• I'm scared of spiders.
• We're worried about the weather tomorrow.
• He's interested in cars.
• 试一试: Camila: You have so many podcasts about space! Hiroshi: Yes. I'm ___ space. 选出 Hiroshi 会说的话。 (scared of / interested in / worried about) 答案: interested in — Hiroshi 听很多关于太空的播客，所以他对太空感兴趣：interested in。

该用哪个？

人的感受用 -ed。引起这种感受的东西用 -ing。

• The news is exciting, so we're excited.
• 试一试: Camila: How was the new board game? Hiroshi: ___ I don't understand the rules. 选出 Hiroshi 的回答。 (It was so interesting. / It was so confused. / It was so confusing.) 答案: It was so confusing. — Hiroshi 看不懂规则，而让人糊涂的是这个游戏，所以说 confusing。