probably i should have told the whole story to the doctor, for i was in mortal fear lest the captain should repent of his confessions and make an end of me.
我不知如何是好,也许我该把这前前后后都告诉医生,因为我怕得厉害,怕船长后悔他的坦白而要了我的命。
the people who worked for him lived in mortal fear of him.
在他手下工作的人对他怕的要死。
i now suspect that just as a deer herd lives in mortal fear of its wolves, so does a mountain live in mortal fear of its deer.
我开始怀疑,就像濒死的鹿群害怕狼一样,被践踏的山野也害怕鹿。
the people who worked for him live in mortal fear of him.
在他手下工作的人对他怕的要死。
the people who worked for him lived in mortal fear of him.
在他手下工作的人对他怕得要死。