Every American who hopes to "make it" also knows the fear of failure, because the myth of success inevitably implies comparison between the haves and the have-nots, the stars and the anonymous crowd.

每个希望“成功”的美国人也都知道对失败的恐惧，因为成功的神话不可避免地意味着成就和失败、明星和普通人之间的比较。

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They fear trouble, though the rain has dampened the enthusiasm of the crowd.

他们担心会有麻烦，尽管大雨已经浇熄了人群的热情。

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Some people were delighted at what they saw as a significant, if small, first step in cracking down on those who they fear crowd skilled American workers out of the workplace.

一些人非常喜悦，在他们眼里此事意义非凡，是在制裁这些他们担忧的人方面迈出的一小步——这些人会将美国的工人挤出工作岗位。

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People in the crowd all asked not to be identified for fear of retribution.

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" He was not arrested on site, according to the police, for fear the crowd would "turn riotous.

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The memory of this event remained engraved in Josiah's memory until the end of his life: the huddled group of anxious slaves, the crowd of bidders, the clinical examining of muscles and teeth, his mother's raw fear.

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Some fear that it will impose onerous requirements on firms raising equity from the crowd.

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