英語(yǔ)播客初級(jí)版 第290期(外教講解):你是正常人嗎？

A: Are you excited about your trip next month?
你對(duì)下個(gè)月的旅行期待嗎?
B: Yes and no. I can' t wait to go to Europe, but at the same time I am terrified.
有些期待但也不是那么得期待。要知道我迫不及待地想去歐洲了，但同時(shí)我也很有些擔(dān)心。
A: Why?
為什么呢?
B: Well, I have acrophobia. I have a chronic fear of flying.
嗯，那是因?yàn)槲矣锌指甙Y。我有一種長(zhǎng)期的對(duì)風(fēng)翔的恐懼感。
A: Oh really? I have an uncle who is also terrified of flying. It' s not that bad though, I mean, it is pretty scary to be in this big machine flying through the air at seven hundred miles per hour. I actually have arachnophobia.
噢，是真的嗎。我有個(gè)叔叔就很害怕飛翔。但是并不是那么的恐懼。我是說，就是會(huì)有些害怕待在以七百米每小時(shí)的速度在高空飛行的飛行器里的那種感覺。事實(shí)上我自己有蜘蛛恐懼癥。
B: You' re scared of spiders? I actually have two more phobias. Acrophobia andglossophobia.
你害怕蜘蛛?說實(shí)話，我有兩個(gè)恐慌癥，恐高癥和演講恐慌癥。
A: I guess that explains why you are afraid of flying, but public speaking is not that bad.
我想這就是你為什么害怕飛翔的原因吧，但是你公眾演講還不錯(cuò)呀。
B: Are you kidding? When I get on stage, my palms start to sweat, I get really nervous and I can hardly speak.
你在開玩笑嗎?當(dāng)我在講臺(tái)上的時(shí)候，我的手心都在流汗，我會(huì)那么緊張到說不出話來的。
A: Well, I must confess I am a bit claustrophobic. I hate being in an elevator for more than 5 seconds.
好吧，我必須承認(rèn)我有幽閉恐慌癥。我厭惡在電梯里待超過5秒鐘。
B: We are such weirdos right?
我們都不是正常人，對(duì)嗎?
Vocabulary Acquisition:
phobia
n. 恐怖，憎惡;恐懼癥 這是一個(gè)詞根，大家記住了它，就可以很快的猜出其他詞的意思啦!
acro phobia
n. 高空恐懼(癥) fear of flying (Aerophobia) 恐懼飛行
arachno phobia
n. 蜘蛛恐懼癥
glosso phobia
n. 言語(yǔ)恐怖癥, 演說恐懼癥 fear of public speaking
terrified ['terifaid]
v. 使恐懼;恐嚇(terrify的過去分詞)
adj. 感到恐懼的;受驚嚇的
weirdo
n. 古怪的人，奇怪的人