所以，当代的作家应当鼓起勇气来。

So writers today should take heart.

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我又怕被别人抢先一步，所以我决定鼓起勇气告诉你：新年快乐！

I was afraid to be a step ahead of others, so I decided to summon up courage to tell you: Happy New year!

youdao

我根本没法鼓起勇气把那块东西捡起来，所以我直接走到服务柜台去投诉。

I couldn't bring myself to pick the lump up so I went to the serving counter to complain.

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