The local police, fearful of criticism, chased away television reporters when they first came to interview Mr Wu.

当地的警察为了躲避来自社会上的批评，驱赶走了首次前来采访伍先生的记者。

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He said he's not fearful of the press or criticism but he didn't appreciate its impact on the firm's companies.

他说他并不害怕媒体的报道或者批评，但是他不希望因此对公司造成影响。

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Not least to the EU he will have to demonstrate that he is a true democrat, unafraid of criticism, sensitive to those who are fearful of a creeping Islamist agenda, and a fence-builder with the Kurds.

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