These can be things, such as a fear of flying or heights, or more-subtle apprehensions such as participating in a discussion with a group of strangers at a meeting.

恐惧可能是事情，例如：害怕坐飞机、恐高，还可能是更不那么明显的惧怕，例如：会议上加入一群陌生人讨论。

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After participating in the sports meeting that the school organizes, I get to know a lot of new friends, through talking each other, we are all very glad.

参加学校组织的运动会以后，我结识了许多新朋友，通过互相交谈，我们都非常高兴。

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Peruvian police arrested seven suspected Peruvian militants on March 29, 2008 on the border with Ecuador as they returned to their country after participating in a meeting of the Bolivarian Continental Coordinator (CCB) which took place in Quito, Feb. 24-28.

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In a recent Compensation Committee meeting, one of the executives participating in the meeting asked whether or not I favor Total Shareholder Return (TSR) as a performance measure for performance share plans.

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Despite the rudeness of doing so, 64 percent of employees report that they will ignore a meeting in which they are participating to answer email, answer a cell phone, update their social status, or send an instant message.

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