1. He wondered whether his outspokenness might be a . to his friend. 他怀疑自己那么心直口快，会否使他朋友背上思想包袱。
2. He wondered whether his outspokenness might be a liability to his friend. 他怀疑自己那么心直口快，会否使他朋友背上思想包袱。
3. She had just given him the news that in retaliation for his own outspokenness against his country's regime, his mother had been seized and executed. 我的同事刚刚通知他：因为他对自己的国家政权直言批判，作为报复，他的母亲已经被逮捕并且被处决了。
