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例句
Back in the Qing Dynasty, a drug store apprentice was always scolded by his boss. He had to bear the insult for fear of losing the job.
清朝的時候，有一個藥店，店里配藥的小伙計常常挨老板的罵，他怕丟了飯碗，只好忍氣吞聲。
For it was a cursed seed from the beginning: neither didst thou for fear of any one give pardon to their sins.
因為他們從起初，就是被詛咒的后裔。你沒有降罰他們的罪行，并非因為你怕誰。
For fear of losing the ring, he did not leave the sight of the moment to backpack.
為怕戒指丟失，他沒一刻讓背囊離開視線。
Still, the state has continued to pay big consumption subsidies for fear of public unrest if it stopped.
盡管如此，印尼政府仍繼續支付巨額石油消費補貼，因為政府擔心一旦停止補貼，就會發生公眾騷亂事件。
An artisan was fastening Mother Hucheloup's big straw hat on his head with a string, "for fear of sun-stroke, " as he said.
一個工人用細繩把于什魯大媽的大草帽拴在頭上，他說：“免得中暑。”
Like the elders or nobles, we are afraid to stand up for fear of men, and just follow what people do.
像那些長老貴胄那樣，我們不敢站穩立場，因為害怕他人，并只是盲目地跟隨別人。
If he dares not to try for fear of making mistakes, he has already failed at least to save his time.
如果因為害怕犯錯而不敢嘗試，那么至少在節省時間方面就已經失敗。
But she did not turn her eyes either to right or to left, for fear of seeing things in the branches and in the brushwood .
她的眼睛既不向右望，也不向左望，惟恐看到樹枝和草叢里有什么東西。
4 And for fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men.
太二八4看守的人由于怕他，就戰抖，甚至和死人一樣。
This has led to a situation where Japanese consumers do not spend for fear of more years of high unemployment and low growth.
這種情況使日本消費者擔心，在今后數年內，高失業率和低增長率仍將持續，因而不愿消費。
He had not tried to interview them in Mexico for fear of his safety.
在墨西哥，他出于安全考慮沒有試過與他們面談。
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
看守的人，就因他嚇得渾身亂戰，甚至和死人一樣。
After the match he just paced back and forth and was unable to sit down for fear of cramping all over his body.
比賽后他只能來回渡步，沒法坐下來，生怕全身肌肉痙攣。
Around headquarters, it was rumoured that she could not speak, for fear of lacerating her lips with her razor-sharp tongue.
在總部的時候，人們總是謠傳她不擅言詞，因為他們畏懼她過于鋒利的言談。
Bear Stearns had been helped in March for fear of chaos in derivatives markets, in which it was a leading player as a prime broker.
三月份幫助貝爾斯登是因為擔心衍生品市場的混亂，因為貝爾斯登作為一個主要經紀人是衍生品市場的領軍人物。
Carry traders were lulled into a false sense of security, while more sceptical competitors joined in for fear of underperforming.
利差交易者被安全的錯覺所麻痹，同時稍微警惕一些的競爭對手因害怕業績不佳，也加入了這一行列。
I did not know, but refrained from asking any further questions at present, for fear of irritating Lupin.
我從沒聽說過這些人，不過怕盧賓煩惱，就沒有再問。
He made a comprehensive gesture, and edged himself into the conversation of another group, for fear of having all his prejudices overturned.
他做了一個領悟的姿勢，擠進了另外一伙人的談話中去，為的是怕他的一切成見都要給推翻了。
Someone urged her to take a few dregs of opium, but she refused for fear of addiction.
有人勸她抽兩口鴉片，你丈母又不肯，怕上癮。
Which of the following Western artists once said he did not dare visit China for fear of meeting Chinese painter Qi Baishi there?
曾說自己不敢去中國是因為中國有齊白石在的西洋藝術家是誰？
The thing angered him greatly, but he was unable to hurt the monkey for fear of his master.
這種情況十分惹他惱火，然而由于怕得罪猴子的主人，他不能傷害他。
Andy must tend to her every whim without question and with the utmost haste for fear of the retribution she might receive from her boss.
安迪必須傾向于她的每一次心血來潮，毫無疑問，與最匆忙為報復她可能收到來自她的老板。
I did not ask any of the above for fear of looking even more trivial than I looked already.
我沒有提出以上問題，因為怕自己比看起來的樣子更瑣碎。
On our first trip we were told to leave a gap between our cars of at least 10 yards for fear of Taliban fire from the top of the mountains.
記得在第一次旅途中，有人警告我們要使我們的車輛彼此保持至少10碼的距離，以防來自山頂的塔利班炮火的襲擊。
He tried to hire a lawyer, he said, but lawyers shunned the case for fear of drawing the local government's wrath.
他曾經去請過律師，但是律師害怕這會激怒當地政府，都紛紛避開了。
And he originally did not seek to invest equity in part thinking that banks would refuse the money for fear of looking weak.
并且，最初他沒有尋求投資股票，部分是出于對銀行拒絕這筆錢的擔心，因為這會讓銀行看起來有機可趁。
Her opponents say they have had trouble raising money because some would-be donors have held back for fear of a punitive tax audit.
她的對手們講道，他們在籌集資金上遇到困難，原因是一些潛在的贊助商由于害怕稅收審核所帶來的刑罰而退縮了。
No one will raise moral psychology of the question of obesity, for fear of sounding uncompassionate and reactionary.
沒有人會對肥胖提出道德譴責，因為那樣聽起來冷酷無情而且很反動。
Small gray pigeons at home since the day of small pearls ran out, for several days dared not go home for fear of being seized Fort Police.
小灰鴿自從那天從小珍珠家跑出來后，好幾天沒敢回家，生怕被堡警抓住。
4And for fear of him, the guards were struck with terror, and became as dead men.
看守的人由于怕他，嚇得打顫，變得好像死人一樣。
They were all expansive on the topic, and all wanted to stay off the record, for fear of offending people in Washington.
他們對這個主題都侃侃而談，希望與記錄保持距離，擔心得罪華府的人。
For that reason, the judge stopped short of revealing himself to the public for fear of seeing his decisions challenged in court.
正是那樣，法官并沒有采取任何行動向公眾透露自己（有憂郁癥）的情況，因為他怕看到自己在法庭上的決策受到挑戰。
I was so afraid of miscarrying you that until you were born I did not want to think of you for fear of losing you.
我是如此害怕失去你以致到你出生，我都因為害怕失去你而不去想你。
Chinese leaders are likely to be extremely reluctant to stump up money for Europe, for fear of a grassroots backlash from citizens.
中國領導人由于擔憂民間會強烈反對，或許極不情愿為歐洲掏腰包。
Even when milk was plentiful, many did not drink it for fear of the fatal "milk sickness" .
即使牛奶供應充足時，很多人也不喝牛奶，害怕染上致命的“牛奶病”。
Fifty or more are expected soon to be cleared for release who cannot be returned to their home countries for fear of ill-treatment.
預測50名或更多囚犯很快被澄清釋放，但他們因害怕受虐而不會返回祖國。
South Korea's parliament has shied away from taking up the deal for fear of being embarrassed if the U. S. Congress rejects it.
韓國議會不愿啟動這一問題，因為擔心如果該協議不能在美國國會獲批則會使自己顏面無光。
Such a rule might encourage employers not to hire at all, for fear of legal action.
這一規定也許會使雇主根本不再去招聘員工了，因為這樣他們就不用擔心違規了。
I was eager to get out of class, for fear of what other unanticipated adjustments might occur.
我急切的期望離開教室，害怕其他不能預料的感覺襲來。
He knew he was wrong, but he would not admit it, for fear of losing face.
他知道他錯了，但是不愿意承認，怕丟面子。
I am now bound by money and power, just as fish fisherman fishing for fear of being the kind of fear of the Internet.
我現在被金錢與權力束縛著，就像魚兒擔心被漁夫撈上網的那種恐懼。
