Theirs is a heteronomous morality: they have few rules of their own, but out of fear of reprisal, may follow the rules of others.

他们的道德观与众不同，他们少有自己的准则，或许会遵循别人的准则，但却是出自于害怕受到报复。

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But out of fear of the consequences, or residual loyalty, almost all Cubans still seem unwilling to go beyond grumbling or deluging the ombudsman with complaints.

但是去除恐惧得出的可能或者说剩余的忠诚，几乎所有的古巴人民都不愿意放弃抱怨和用抱怨将申诉专员淹没。

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They take the fear out of what are huge behemoths, but it means we turn them into cuddly toys, which they are not.

它们消除了巨大的庞然大物带来的恐惧，但这意味着我们将它们变成了可爱的玩具，这并非是它们本来的样子。

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Sometimes I thought I did remember, but out of contrariness or fear of getting things wrong I pretended not to.

NEWYORKER: Gravel

Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.

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With Italy's strength lying in their forwards, England's clearest advantage was out wide but their fear of running the ball from their own half - surely under orders from the England coaching staff - was hampering their efforts to develop any attacking momentum.

BBC: Italy 12-17 England