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Heavy industry was quailing before foreign competition .

重工业在外国人的竞争面前畏缩了。

The prime minister must be quailing before the onslaught of the radical press .

面对着激进的新闻界的攻击，首相肯定在退缩。

Melanie rose to her feet , confused , her heart quailing at the thought of confronting rhett .

媚兰站起来，真不知怎么办好，一想到要面对瑞德心里就发怵。

Prof ferguson made three propositions : first , the recent rise in us government bond rates shows that the bond market is " quailing " before the government 's huge issuance ; second , huge fiscal deficits are both unnecessary and counterproductive ; and , finally , there is reason to fear an inflationary outcome .

弗格森教授提出三点主张：首先，近期美国政府债券收益率上扬，表明债券市场面对政府大规模发债感到“恐慌”；其次，大规模的财政赤字不但没有必要，而且会产生反作用；最后，人们有理由担忧这会带来通胀后果。

But there are also homecomings as terrible in their way as exile : parents who finally reclaim children from orphanages , but live out their relationships in stigma and silence , for ever hoarding food and quailing before policemen .

可是，重返家园有时也如同被流放一般可怕父母们千方百计在孤儿院找到了自己的孩子，却只能在耻辱与无语之中勉强维持着彼此的关系，继续无休无止地囤积食物，一见到警察仍然心惊胆颤。