What is terrifying is the risk of humiliation, of metaphorically falling flat on one's face.

人们怕的是丢脸的风险，就好像摔个嘴啃泥那样脸面尽失。

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But unless the euro zone's countries listen to good advice, and quickly act on it, they will face not just humiliation but economic catastrophe.

但是除非欧元区国家听取好的建议，并且快速付诸行动，否则的话他们面对的将不仅仅是羞愧，而且还有经济灾难。

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But defeat is a dead loss unless you do face it without humiliation, analyze it and learn why you failed.

但你一定要能够面对挫折而不感到羞耻，能够分析它并了解失败的原因，否则挫折就是绝对的损失。

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Several bloggers have suggested that while this might work for Barcelona and Real Madrid, whose dominance of their domestic league is embarrassing, the big teams in other leagues would be happy to stay dominant in their own back yard and only occasionally face humiliation at the hands of the Catalans.

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This time I had no choice but to confront and command the numbers--or face public humiliation in front of my peers and a jury.

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He seems here to have forgotten a truer observation of his, taken directly from clinical experience: in face of violence and humiliation, victims will turn also on each other.

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