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

So the Romans, for example, outlawed volunteer fire departments, in local places, because they were afraid that volunteer fire departments could be a place where locals, especially maybe lower-class locals, could get together and then start gossiping about what they could do to cause trouble for the Romans.

所以罗马人会，比如，会驱逐当地志愿消防部门，因为他们担心志愿消防部门,会成为当地人，尤其是下层阶级集会的场所，在那谋划如何,给罗马人制造麻烦。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

It was The Depression. What was actually happening was, The Depression was killing these companies; they weren't making any money, but they didn't want to cut their dividends because they were afraid that if they cut the dividend people would be upset.

当时正处于大萧条时期,大萧条将这些公司逼上了绝路,他们赚不到钱,但是又不想降低股利,因为他们担心,一旦降低股利,人们就会不安

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选