The classroom environment is not anonymous, unlike the wilder corners of the Internet, so any contribution carries with it the risk of embarrassment and failure.

在这个教室的环境里，大家都知道哪一个是谁，而不像网上那些遥远的参与者，任何意见提出来都有引发尴尬和失败的危险。

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