1.这两个词都是形容词。interesting表示某物（人）本身有趣，强调主动，在句子中可以作定语、表语，多用来修饰物。interested着重于被动意义，其主语一般是人。常做表语，后接介词in，一起构成be interested in…结构，意为“对……感兴趣”。
例如：I am very interested in the interesting story.
我对这个有趣的故事很感兴趣。
As the conversation went on,I found she was interesting to talk to. 随着谈话的继续，我发现她是一个很有趣的谈话对象。
You can …play games,swim,meet interesting people.
你可以……玩游戏，游泳，会见有趣的人。
She’s an iterseting writer,and I interested in the subjects that she writes about.
她是一个有趣的作家，我对她写的题材很感兴趣。
2. be interested in sth（sb）
be interested in doing sth
be interested to do sth
某人喜欢、有趣、热衷于做某事；有兴趣做某事
I’m very interested in history.
我很喜欢历史。
I’m not interested in a romantic relationship.
我对谈情说爱不感兴趣。
I am not really interested in politics.
我并不真正热衷于政治。
Alex is not interested in girls yet.
亚历克斯对女孩子还不感兴趣。
Now she’s a teenager, she’s starting to be interested in boys.
她现在已经是个十几岁的姑娘了，开始对男孩子感兴趣。
She’s interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.
她对他感兴趣完全是为了贪图金钱。
He’s interested in witchcraft and the occult.
他对巫术魔法情有独钟。
They were more interested in courtship and cars than in school
比起上学，他们对谈恋爱和汽车更感兴趣。
Or perhaps you are the only one who is interested in listening to the ballgame.
或者，你可能是唯一对听球赛感兴趣的人。
高考真题- 2015 北京 阅读B
We all want to be noticed, and to have someone to be interested in listening to us.
我们都希望被人注意到，希望有人有兴趣倾听自己的心声。
中考真题- 2015 衡阳 阅读B
He posted his offer on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the right passports, “More interesting, there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in changing their name to Elizabeth Gallagher,” Axani said ．
他在一个社交网站上发布了他的提议并收到了数以千计的电子邮件，其中30封邮件来自名叫伊丽莎白·加拉赫、持有合适护照的人。“更有意思的是，有上百个加拿大人表示有兴趣把名字改成伊丽莎白·加拉赫。”阿克萨尼说。
高考真题- 2017 全国3卷 完形填空
But soon, Dick became more interested in playing games with others, so he began to cut classes.
但很快,迪克对和别人玩游戏更感兴趣了,于是他开始逃课。
中考真题- 2018 哈尔滨 阅读判断
Tom was interested in raising money for homeless children but he was not brave enough to talk to the strangers, so he kept quiet in his seat.
汤姆有兴趣为无家可归的孩子筹款，但他没有和陌生人说话的勇气，所以就只是安静地坐着。
中考真题- 2019 天津 阅读B
Speaking of his journey, he says: “I have been deeply interested in the Silk Road since I was a child, but now I finally have a chance to experience it.”
谈到这次旅行,他说：”我从小就对丝绸之路很感兴趣,但现在终于有机会体验了。”
中考真题- 2016 长春 阅读B
They want to make their customers interested in preserving their products and preventing things that still have value from going to the garbage dump.
他们希望消费者有兴趣保留他们的产品，以防仍有价值的东西被扔进垃圾堆。
六级真题- 2019年 6月 2卷 信息匹配
We would be interested to hear your views on this subject.
我们很想听听你对这个话题的看法。
I’d be interested to meet her.
我有意见见她。
3.上面讨论的interesting与interested用法，同样适合其他的-ing和-ed 形容词，如：amazing/amazed,annoying/annoyed,boring/bored,exciting/excited,
disappointing/disappointed,等：
“How do you like your new neighbour ?”“She is interesting,but a bit disappointed in her own beatuty.”
“你觉得你的新邻居怎么样？“她很有趣，但她对自己的美貌有点失望。”
He’s such a boring man!
他就是这么一个惹人烦的人！
She found her job very boring.
她觉得自己的工作很无聊。
a boring job/book/evening
无聊的工作 / 书 / 夜晚
The children quickly got bored with staying indoors.
孩子们在屋子里很快就待不住了。
I am getting very bored with this entire business.
我开始对这整件事情感到非常厌倦。
They got bored waiting for him and sloped off.
他们等他等得不耐烦，就悄悄走了。
I’m bored. Let’s go home
我觉得好无聊。我们回家吧。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
After sixteen years of marriage they have grown bored with each other
结婚16年后，他们已经渐渐彼此厌倦了。
But Fred was bored and desired to go home
但弗雷德觉得很无聊，想要回家。
I went out last night, but not for very long. I was bored to death.
昨晚我出去了，但没有呆很久。我感觉无聊透了。