302 Phobias

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 A: Are you excited about your trip next month?                                                                                         
 B: Yes and no. I can’t wait to go to Europe, but at the same time I am terrified.                                                      
 A: Why?                                                                                                                                
 B: Well, I have aero phobia [ˈfoʊbiə]. I have a chronic fear of flying.                                                                
 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.                                        
 B: You’re scared of spiders? I actually have two more  phobias. Acrophobia and glossophobia                                            
 A: I guess that explains why you are afraid of flying, but public speaking is not that bad.                                            
 B: Are you kidding? When I get on stage, my palms start to sweat, I get really nervous and I can hardly  speak.                        
 A: Well, I must confess I am a bit claustrophobic. I hate being in an elevator for more than 5 seconds.                                
 B: We are such weirdos right?                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                        
 terrified [ˈterəˌfaɪd]    adj.恐惧；很害怕                                                                                             
 chronic [ˈkrɑnɪk]    adj.长期的；慢性的                                                                                                
 arachnophobia UK: [əˌræknə'fəʊbɪə]      n.蜘蛛恐惧症                                                                                   
 acrophobia     UK: [ˌækrə'fəʊbɪə]      n    Web恐高症                                                                                  
 glossophobia  /ˌɡlɑːs.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə/公开演讲恐惧症                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                        
 that explains why 这就解释了为什么 ; 怪不得 uk/ɪkˈspleɪn/ us/ɪkˈspleɪn/                                                                
 palm    US: [pɑlm, pɑm]    n.手掌；棕榈(树)                                                                                            
 confess    US: [kənˈfes]    v.忏悔；坦白                                                                                               
 weirdo     US: [ˈwɪrdoʊ]     n.〔心〕古怪偏执的人     Web怪人                                                                          
 claustrophobic    US: [ˌklɔstrəˈfoʊbɪk]    adj.引起幽闭恐怖的；患幽闭恐怖症的    n.幽闭恐怖症患者                                      
                                                                                                    

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