Let us act and not shrink for fear our motives be misunderstood.

让我们行动起来，不要因为担心我们的动机遭到误解而退缩。

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They did not shrink from doing what was right.

只要做得对，他们就无所畏惧。

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We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation.

我们向他们清楚地表明，我们不会畏避交锋。

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But the Center on Philanthropy also says research shows that giving does not shrink as much as the economy in a recession.

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For a shirt verminously busy Yon soldier tore from his throat, with oaths Godhead might shrink at, but not the lice.

衬衫上满是虫,士兵用诅咒撕开他的喉咙,上帝可能会退缩而不是虱子。

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This is necessary so that the walls of a building will not shrink or break.

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Its aggressive posture during the attempted takeover suggest it will not shrink from this fight.

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But its total head count might not shrink, because it is hiring in other areas, like technology.

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Harvard's endowment, by contrast, did not shrink at all throughout the 1930s.

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