They had died of fright. No one knows what they saw except it scared the hell out of them.

他们的死因是惊吓过度。没人知道他们看见了什么，大家只知道他们吓得把命都丢了。

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The snake picked up its head and stuck out its tongue which gave everyone a fright.

那条蛇昂起头，吐出信子，把每个人都吓了一大跳。

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She cried out in fright.

她吓得大声叫喊。

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That is often how psychologists help performers overcome stage fright or athletes snap out of a slump.

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This time Master Cherry was struck dumb: his eyes bugged out of his head in fright, his mouth gaped, his tongue dangled down to his chin, like those grotesque faces carved on fountains.

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Now they're on the look out for more empty spaces for fright-fests.

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