The entire community has been gripped by fear.

整个社区已被恐惧笼罩着。

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I was gripped by an intense fear, and my body started to shake.

我被一种激烈的恐惧所抓住，我的身体开始颤抖。

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But every big sell-off is gripped by the same rampant, visceral fear.

但是，每一次大抛售都被同样的担忧担忧所控制，它们蔓延滋生，撕心裂肺。

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Later, as I grew worse, I could see the bags in the daytime with my eyes open and I was gripped by the fear that they were going to fall and drench me with some horrible liquid.

从那以后我的病情越来越糟，白天醒来就看到那些袋子,我担心它们坠下来,可怕的液体流到我头上。

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For nearly two weeks, Libya has been gripped by fear of new armed conflict after militias stormed and surrounded government buildings in Tripoli, blocking access to ministries in an attempt to push parliament to pass a contentious law that would prevent members of Moammar Gadhafi's regime from serving in senior government posts.

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Such incredible love could have easily been overshadowed by the hatred and fear that initially gripped the nation.

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