A: Are you excited about your trip next month?
你对下个月的旅行期待吗?
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欧洲了，但同时我也很有些担心。
A: Why?
为什么呢?
B: Well, I have acrophobia. I have a chronic fear of flying.
嗯，那是因为我有恐高症。我有一种长期的对风翔的恐惧感。
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，是真的吗。我有个叔叔就很害怕飞翔。但是并不是那么的恐惧。我是说，就是会有些害怕待在以七百米每小时的速度在高空飞行的飞行器里的那种感觉。事实上我自己有蜘蛛恐惧症。
B: You' re scared of spiders? I actually have two more phobias. Acrophobia andglossophobia.
你害怕蜘蛛?说实话，我有两个恐慌症，恐高症和演讲恐慌症。
A: I guess that explains why you are afraid of flying, but public speaking is not that bad.
我想这就是你为什么害怕飞翔的原因吧，但是你公众演讲还不错呀。
B: Are you kidding? When I get on stage, my palms start to sweat, I get really nervous and I can hardly speak.
你在开玩笑吗?当我在讲台上的时候，我的手心都在流汗，我会那么紧张到说不出话来的。
A: Well, I must confess I am a bit claustrophobic. I hate being in an elevator for more than 5 seconds.
好吧，我必须承认我有幽闭恐慌症。我厌恶在电梯里待超过5秒钟。
B: We are such weirdos right?
我们都不是正常人，对吗?
Vocabulary Acquisition:
phobia
n. 恐怖，憎恶;恐惧症 这是一个词根，大家记住了它，就可以很快的猜出其他词的意思啦!
acro phobia
n. 高空恐惧(症) fear of flying (Aerophobia) 恐惧飞行
arachno phobia
n. 蜘蛛恐惧症
glosso phobia
n. 言语恐怖症, 演说恐惧症 fear of public speaking
terrified ['terifaid]
v. 使恐惧;恐吓(terrify的过去分词)
adj. 感到恐惧的;受惊吓的
weirdo
n. 古怪的人，奇怪的人
你对下个月的旅行期待吗?
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欧洲了，但同时我也很有些担心。
A: Why?
为什么呢?
B: Well, I have acrophobia. I have a chronic fear of flying.
嗯，那是因为我有恐高症。我有一种长期的对风翔的恐惧感。
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，是真的吗。我有个叔叔就很害怕飞翔。但是并不是那么的恐惧。我是说，就是会有些害怕待在以七百米每小时的速度在高空飞行的飞行器里的那种感觉。事实上我自己有蜘蛛恐惧症。
B: You' re scared of spiders? I actually have two more phobias. Acrophobia andglossophobia.
你害怕蜘蛛?说实话，我有两个恐慌症，恐高症和演讲恐慌症。
A: I guess that explains why you are afraid of flying, but public speaking is not that bad.
我想这就是你为什么害怕飞翔的原因吧，但是你公众演讲还不错呀。
B: Are you kidding? When I get on stage, my palms start to sweat, I get really nervous and I can hardly speak.
你在开玩笑吗?当我在讲台上的时候，我的手心都在流汗，我会那么紧张到说不出话来的。
A: Well, I must confess I am a bit claustrophobic. I hate being in an elevator for more than 5 seconds.
好吧，我必须承认我有幽闭恐慌症。我厌恶在电梯里待超过5秒钟。
B: We are such weirdos right?
我们都不是正常人，对吗?
Vocabulary Acquisition:
phobia
n. 恐怖，憎恶;恐惧症 这是一个词根，大家记住了它，就可以很快的猜出其他词的意思啦!
acro phobia
n. 高空恐惧(症) fear of flying (Aerophobia) 恐惧飞行
arachno phobia
n. 蜘蛛恐惧症
glosso phobia
n. 言语恐怖症, 演说恐惧症 fear of public speaking
terrified ['terifaid]
v. 使恐惧;恐吓(terrify的过去分词)
adj. 感到恐惧的;受惊吓的
weirdo
n. 古怪的人，奇怪的人
