I don't want to put my grades at risk, but I'm afraid to face my friend about this, so I just keep avoiding the topic.

我不想把我的成绩置于危险之中，但是我害怕面对我的朋友，所以我一直回避这个话题。

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This is a common theme throughout many of our work days. We keep avoiding a difficult task because we are afraid to face it.

这是贯穿在我们工作中的共同点：我们一直回避困难的任务，因为我们害怕面对它。

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People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck.

人们害怕面对这个事实，那就是人生的很大一部分要靠运气。

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He was afraid of rats. But he did not want to face his own bedroom.

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Remarkably, Oz discusses how people avoid getting this procedure because they are afraid to face up to the result.

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