I dared not enter.

我没敢进去。

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I dared not tell him the truth.

但是我不敢告诉他真相。

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I dared not voice my dissatisfaction.

我不敢吐露出我的不满。

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and the forces of nature. I dreaded that first robin so, But he is mastered now, And I'm accustomed to him grown-- He hurts a little though I dared not meet the daffodils, For fear their yellow gown Would pierce me with a fashion So foreign to my own.

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