we think of ourselves as children of the dragon,我们认为自己是龙的传人

think of:认为

What do you think of my new car?

你觉得我的新车怎么样？

so there is no need to be afraid of snakes.所以我们没有必要害怕蛇

be afraid of:害怕

The little girl is afraid of thunder and lightning.

这小女孩害怕雷声和闪电。

用法:afraid 后面可接动名词(其前加of),也可接动词不定式,一般说,这两种说法的意思没有多少区别。例如：

I'm afraid of flying (to fly).

我害怕坐飞机。

I'm afraid of diving (to dive) into the swimming-pool.

我不想在游泳池里跳水。

snakes may be able to sense earthquakes in the same way蛇在捕食时对猎物的感应方式

be able to:会； 能

They appear to be able to handle the problem.

他们似乎可以处理这个问题。

Now no company seems to be able to corner the computer market.

现在似乎没有哪家公司能够垄断电脑市场。