I was going to have a go at parachuting but lost my nerve at the last minute.

我想尝试一下跳伞，可到最后关头却没有勇气了。

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He lost his nerve at the last minute.

他在最后一刻失去了勇气。

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He lost confidence and backed out of the deal at the last minute.

他失去了信心，在最后一刻退出了协议。

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Last week, the government lost its case against two managers at Bear Stearns, the first investment bank to fail last year.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

Thai economists are warning Thailand's unemployment levels could reach 1.3 million people this year, more than double the530,000 people who lost their jobs last year when the unemployment rate stood at 1.4 percent.

VOA: standard.2009.03.09

Rusedski brushed aside Roddick in straight sets at Wimbledon last year, but lost at the same stage to the eventual champion in the Stella Artois Championships last week.

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Younger reformists lost seats at the last election or are now walking out.

ECONOMIST: Banyan

Stosur, who had nine double-faults and 56 unforced errors, has never gone beyond the fourth round at her home Grand Slam, lost in the first round last year and also lost in her first matches at warm-up tournaments this year in Brisbane and Sydney.

NPR: Djokovic, Sharapova Cruise At Aussie Open