句式一 be ashamed of (doing) sth 对(做)某事感到羞愧或惭愧。
如:You really ought to be ashamed of that.
你实在应该对此感到惭愧。
He was ashamed of asking [having asked]such a simple question.
他由于问了这样简单的问题而感到难为情。
He is ashamed of his failure [having failed].
他对自己的失败感到羞惭。
比较以下同义句型:I am ashamed of that. / I am ashamed of myself for that.
我对此感到羞愧。
He is ashamed of being poor. / He is ashamed of himself for being poor.
他因为穷而感到羞惭。
句式二 be ashamed to do sth to
(1) 因感到难为情或感到差耻而不愿某事。
如:I am ashamed to say so.
这样说我不好意思。
He was too ashamed to ask for help.
他不好意思请求帮助。
(2) 对做某事而感到羞愧或惭愧。
如:You should be ashamed to tell such lies.
撒这样的谎你应该感到羞愧。
He was ashamed to have made some careless mistakes.
他因出了些很粗心的差错而感到惭愧。
注:该用法有时可换成 that 从句。
如上面最后一句也可说成:He was ashamed that he had made some careless mistakes.
再比较:他因说谎而感到羞惭。
正:He was ashamed of having lied.
正:He was ashamed to have lied.
正:He was ashamed that he had lied.