考研For example, he theorised that a judge fearful of appearing too soft on crime might be more likely to send someone to prison if he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day.

例如，他提出的理论是，如果法官担心自己在犯罪问题上表现得过于软弱，那么如果他在那天已经对其他五六名被告判处了强制社区服务，那么他就更有可能将某人送进监狱。

2013年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

六级The publisher, fearful of being cheated, forced her to submit to his scholarly examination by a board of educated men, including the colonial governor.

出版商担心受骗，迫使她接受包括殖民地总督在内的一群受过教育的人的学术考试。

2013年12月听力原文

六级The publisher, fearful of being cheated, forced her to submit to his scholarly examination by a board of educated men, including the colonial governor

出版商担心受骗，迫使她接受包括殖民地总督在内的一群受过教育的人的学术考试

2013年12月听力原文

六级Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever.

忧心忡忡的家长敦促他们的孩子申请比以往更多的学校。

2008年6月英语六级真题

四级And yet the average bank for many year was, to the average citizen, a fearful, if necessary, instrument for dealing with business—usually big business.

然而，多年来，对于普通公民来说，普通银行是一种可怕的（如果必要的话）处理商业的工具——通常是大企业。

1992年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级And yet the average bank for many years was, to the average citizen, a fearful, if necessary, instrument for dealing with business—usually big business.

然而，多年来，对于普通公民来说，普通银行是一种可怕的（如果必要的话）处理商业——通常是大企业的工具。

1994年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Still others associate politics with flattery (奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.

还有一些人将政治与奉承联系在一起(奉承), 他们担心，如果他们为自己说话，他们可能会表现得像是在讨好老板。

2004年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The story about a fearful angel starting first trade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her fist music lesson.

关于一个可怕的天使开始第一笔交易的故事很快被我“引导”成了一个有着狂野想象力的小女孩上拳头音乐课的故事。

2007年12月大学英语四级考试真题

考研Nothing could persuade me to return to the kind of life Kelsey used to advocate and I once enjoyed: 12-hour working days, pressured deadlines, the fearful strain of office politics and the limitations of being a parent on “quality time”.

没有什么能说服我回到凯尔西曾经倡导的、我曾经享受的那种生活：每天工作12小时，压力重重的最后期限，办公室政治的可怕压力，以及为人父母对“优质时间”的限制。

2001年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题