I was afraid if Mom answered that I would chicken out and tell her instead.
害怕如果应声开门的是母亲，我会因胆怯而对她说出那几个字。
According to the authors, Komarov answered: "If I don't make this flight, they'll send the backup pilot instead."
根据作者在书中的说法，科马罗夫回答到：“如果我不去的话，他们会让替补的飞行员去的”。
So I answered the phone, instead.
于是我替她接了电话。
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