When they're not afraid, they have the tendency to become reckless and to create the kind of experience for themselves that will cause them to be afraid from that point on.

当他们不再害怕时，他们倾向于轻率，轻率的结果就是他们又开始害怕了。

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She became so afraid of going to school that she started to be absent from her classes.

她变得如此害怕去上学，以至于开始逃课。

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While it is true that everyone does something wrong from time to time, some people do not have the courage to admit their errors because they are afraid they will be blamed.

虽然每个人确实偶尔都会犯错，但有些人没有承认错误的勇气，因为他们害怕受到责备。

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And Herrera was afraid he would be forced from power if he met with the American diplomat.

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It would be anywhere from here to here, depending on how much you're afraid of risk and how much you want expected return.

可以选择从这里到这里的任意一点，取决于你对风险的承受能力,和你的期望回报。

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Because many immigrants are from countries where authorities can be trusted, they're often afraid to report crimes in the U.S.

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"We are afraid money will be taken from our companies, and afraid that taxes will increase a lot and the situation will become bad for companies our size , " she says.

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So my greatest recommendation is that people should not be afraid to ask for help from either a family member or ask that family member to access help from a public source or a non-profit agency.

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"I would not be afraid to eat an occasional fish from the system, but you never know when you're eating a 'hot' fish, so to speak, " said Waldman, referring to a fish with unusually high levels of chemicals.

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