Asked why they didn't look around for solutions, those I was helping hemmed and hawed, but eventually they more or less admitted that they were afraid to try.

我问他们为什么不自己找找看有什么办法，他们都说我帮了大忙、支支吾吾之类的话，但是最后他们或多或少都承认他们只是害怕尝试而已。

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