These students do not want to get in trouble or seem irresponsible, so they make up an excuse—a lie—to save face.

这些学生不想惹麻烦或显得不负责任，所以他们编造了一个借口——一个谎言——来挽回面子。

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We don't want to get in trouble for fighting.

别再吵好吗？我们总不想打起来，停下来。

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I don't want to get in trouble for something I didn't do.

我可不想卷入麻烦，我可什么都没做啊！

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"I want a job because I don't want to get in any trouble, I want to stay away from the streets, keep my head on my shoulders, stay on the right path The director of the program is Salvatore Mastroeni, a former principal of a high school.

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According to Kadyrbayev, the three collectively decide to throw away the backpack and fireworks because they don't want Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to get in trouble.

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Coroner Rob Turnbull heard she did not tell police her son had been with Mr Allan because she did not want her partner to get in trouble.

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She said she did not report the intrusion because she did not want Yettaw or anyone else to get in trouble.

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