核心问题
The government, however, did not accept the suggested plan for fear that shutting off power supply for even one minute would lead the whole nation into great confusion. (全国成人高考,92-阅读 C)
由于我没有掌握 for fear that 的含义,我无法翻译上面的句子。
词典解答
可以把 for fear that 看作是复合从属连词,引导原因状语从句或否定的目的状语从句。 [试译]然而,政府没有接受这个建议,因为即使是停电一分钟都会给全国造成极大的混乱。