Ben was afraid and tried to answer, but his mouth was too dry to speak.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

We are afraid of other things too but those are big things to be afraid of.

我们也害怕其他东西,但这些是我们最害怕的。

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He was a little afraid of her,too.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

So if anything we have a reinforcement of the ash that's already up there - so things aren't looking too good today I'm afraid."

VOA: standard.2010.04.17