Discriminatory legislation emboldens those who seek to make us afraid, while giving those communities it hurts a concrete reason to fear.

歧视性立法助了那企图使我们害怕的人的气魄，同时又给这社区带来了令人害怕的具体理由。

The verve with which they attacked their assignment was alarming: Each pair went from virgin to wrecked in under a minute.

他们攻这项任务的气魄是惊人的；每条裤子都在不到一分钟的时间里从处女地变成了废墟。

The superstratum of timidity which often overlies those who are daring and defiant at heart had been passed through, and the mettlesome substance of the woman was reached.

那羞怯的人往往掩盖着内心的勇敢和无畏，此时这层已被穿透，这个女人又变得有气魄起来。