What if it was the first time you'd ever seen your parents afraid?

如果那是你第一次看到你父母的恐惧又会怎样？

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Dare not tell their parents, afraid they worry.

不敢告诉父母，怕他们担心。

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It's not unusual for teenagers to go through a phase when they feel ashamed of their parents, afraid that they might not live up to their friend's standards.

青少年常常要经历这么一个阶段，在这个阶段，他们觉得父母会让他们没面子，害怕他们达不到自己朋友的标准。

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"Some of the Muslim parents took their kids out of the Islamic schools and put them in public schools because they were afraid of backlash."

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