I decided to take flying lessons but just before they started I chickened out.

我原决定上飞行课，但就在开课之前，我因害怕而放弃了。

" I used to take flying lessons, but my wife made quit, " he lamented. "She said it was dangerous.

“我过去经常参加飞行方面的学习，但我太太硬是让我放弃掉，”他惋惜道，“她说那有危险。”