Truman remembered years later. In an oral history recorded with the writer Merle Miller, Truman said: "I was afraid.

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I was afraid to sleep.

我很怕睡觉。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I was kind of afraid to ask it,

但是一直不好意思开口。

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But I was troubled. I was afraid that after giving me food, the churchman would ask me to change my religious beliefs.

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I was therefore afraid and I went and hid thy talent in the earth.

我害怕失去它，所以把它藏在了地下。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

"I was afraid of everything. My mother said I was afraid of my own shadow.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

Even if I was to ask you on a sheet of paper, you might deny it because you might be afraid that it's not anonymous.

即使我叫你写在一张纸上，你也不会写真心话，因为你害怕,这不是匿名的。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

I realized that under all my dreams of leaving home, I was afraid to go.

VOA: special.2009.02.14

I'm afraid I've forgotten the name of the robot that was on that show.

我已经记不起,剧中机器人的名字了

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

I almost fell. I wanted to jump, but was afraid to do so.

VOA: special.2009.11.15