The cartoonist Alice Mak, Tse`s wife, added: "He has a heart of gold and you`re always afraid that he`s too simple-minded or honest to survive in this brutal world.

麦兜漫画作者，谢立文的妻子麦家碧补充说：“麦兜心地善良，你总会担心他过于单纯老实，恐怕无法在这个残酷的世界上生存。

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I don "t think so. I" m afraid he "s still living in a fool" s paradise.

我想他不知道。他恐怕还在做他的黄粱美梦呢。

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He's afraid of dying.

他害怕死亡

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Now I know the truth: He's afraid he won't live long enough to finish any one of them.

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He's afraid the government will raise the prices for gasoline again and make things even worse.

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Perhaps he thinks there will be no progress so he's afraid of that report.

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