A coward lacks courage.

怯懦者缺乏勇气。

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But there's one thing he often lacks courage to ask: his own salary.

但有一件事，他总是没有勇气开口——薪金待遇。

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This sounds radical. But the commission lacks the courage of its conviction, arguing that ministries should be free to adopt this system or not, as they see fit.

听起来该措施很彻底，但委员会缺乏坚持此主张的勇气，他们认为各部门应该视适用与否，自主选择要不要采用这套体系。

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The Obama administration lacks the courage to confront the crimes and injustices that now stand exposed.

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But American voters are in danger of being forced to choose in November between a Republican Party that is allergic to needed tax rises and a Democratic Party that lacks the courage to make the spending cuts required for America to live within its means.

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