The VIX, the so-called fear index, is falling as last year's panicked sellers now panic that they should actually be buying.

所谓的“恐惧指数”——VIX波动指数正在下降，因为去年那些惊慌失措的卖家现在又开始担心他们其实应当买进。

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The client and therapist construct a list of anxiety-eliciting stimuli, the so-called fear hierarchy, ordered from least to most distressing.

患者和治疗师一起建立一个从最小痛苦到最大程度痛苦的引发焦虑的刺激列表，也就是所说的恐惧等次序列。

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In a purely biological sense, fear begins with the body's system for reacting to things that can harm us—the so-called fight-or-flight response.

从纯粹的生物学意义上讲，恐惧始于身体系统对可能会伤害我们的事情的反应，也就是所谓的“战或逃反应”。

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Is there at the heart of this an official neurosis about telling the public too much, for fear of losing their support for the so-called "war on terror" and for the government itself?

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Within the organisation, however, the fear is that its cherished autonomy and ability to compromise the so-called ASEAN way is under threat from big-power rivalries, however reluctant China and America may be to risk naval escalation.

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Debunking the claims of other so-called witches is Suleiman Musa, a man with albinism living in fear while trying to raise awareness about his genetic condition.

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