I see your point, but I can't really agree with you.
我明白你的观点, 但我的确不能赞同。
Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement.