趣味英语第153期:如何克服对过山车的恐惧

Brianna Mirabal asks...

布莱安娜·米拉巴尔问道：

"How do I get over my fear of roller coasters?"

“我要如何克服对过山车的恐惧？”

Hard to explain, because I have the fear.

很难解释，因为我也害怕。

Honestly, you don't need to. If you have a fear of roller coasters, it's completely¹ natural.

说实话，你不必害怕。如果你害怕过山车，那是完全自然的反应。

Just don't go on the roller coaster. That would be the easiest thing.

不要坐过山车就好了。这是最简单的方法。

You really have to believe in yourself. Just get on the roller coaster. Be like... (inhales) Take deep breaths² while you're on it and go, "I can do this."

你一定要相信自己。你要坐上过山车。然后这样……（吸气）坐上之后，你要深呼吸，然后跟自己说：“我做得到。”

Go on an easy one, and work your way up to the top.

先去坐简单的过山车，然后再逐渐加强难度。

Start small. And then go on bigger roller coasters, 'cause now you'll be able to handle it.

从小型过山车开始。然后再去挑战大型过山车，因为那时你已经能接受了。

Go to a roller coaster place, and then just tell your friends to force you to get on. Close your eyes and just ride it.

去有过山车的地方，让你的朋友强迫你坐上去。坐过山车的时候闭上眼睛就好。

You just have to do it. That's my only advice. Just get onto the roller coaster and just go.

你一定要坐。这是我唯一的建议。坐上过山车，就这样。

Let's say you go to a theme park and there's one really scary³ roller coaster. Go on that roller coaster the entire time you're there, and then you will be unfazed by any roller coaster after that.

假设你去主题公园玩，那里有一个非常吓人的过山车。所有时间都用来坐过山车，这样下次，任何过山车都不会让你感到害怕了。

Get down there to Six Flags Magic Mountain, and just hop⁴ on and ride, ride, ride. You'll get used to it and finally figure out, they're really not gonna hurt you any.

去六旗魔法山乐园，然后一直坐过山车。这样你就会习惯，而且最后会发现，其实过山车不会给你带来任何伤害。

1 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

2 breaths   

n.（一次）呼吸( breath的名词复数 )；气息；呼吸的空气；微量

参考例句：

• My breaths were coming in gasps. 我急促地喘起气来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The chill wind whipped in and out in gusty breaths. 一阵阵寒风像鞭子一样抽打着行人。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3 scary   

a.引起惊慌的；害怕的

参考例句：

• What animal do you think is the most scary?你认为什么动物最可怕？
• Are you afraid of scary movies?你害怕恐怖电影吗？

4 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？