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CRI听力:Fear of Flying

2011-07-28来源:CRI

短语讲解:

1. This flight is not an ordinary flight. The cabin staff are specially trained to deal with people who have an acute fear of flying.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句:Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.
可得当心, 她很难对付。

2. There is also a physiological explanation of what happens to our bodies during an anxiety attack, or when somebody with a phobia is afraid.

happen to发生在…身上
例句:An odd thing happened to him this morning.
他今天早晨遇到一件怪事。

3. Stoll is always on the flights to counsel sufferers and he's well acquainted with the symptoms all the passengers on this flight are experiencing.

be acquainted with与…相识,熟悉,了解
例句:He is acquainted with French.
他精通法语。

4. These feelings sometimes include feelings of tingling in our extremities, we get palpitations, we get other symptoms all of which come together as a rather unpleasant experience and therefore those people on the plane are struggling with a collection of very, very noxious and unpleasant symptoms.

struggle with与…打架, 与…斗争
例句:We still have to struggle with all kinds of difficulties.
我们仍得和各种各样的困难作斗争。

5. Stoll sometimes deals with passengers who are in danger of hyperventilating, who need to regulate the amount of carbon dioxide in their bodies.

in danger of处于…危险之中
例句:Pandas are in danger of extinction.
大熊猫正面临灭绝的危险。
carbon dioxide二氧化碳

6. Remember that the anxiety is aimed at trying to keep us running away from a predator, or from danger, and so it's important to keep us going without us thinking about it.

run away from逃离; 回避
例句:Her suicide bid was an attempt to run away from reality.
她想自杀就是要逃避现实。

7. So, if you can challenge that, then in that case you can actually change the response.

in that case如果是那样的话
例句:In that case, I will give up.
如果是那样的话,我就放弃。

8. The psychologist says that we don't know all of the complicated conditions that have brought people here, there may be a combination of neuroses that prevent these people from overcoming their anxieties.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句:His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

9. By the end of the year 172 million people will have flown in and out of London's Heathrow Airport, up to a quarter of them will not be looking forward to repeating the experience.

by the end of到…为止
例句:He had finished his great works by the end of 1980.
到1980年底, 他已完成了他的巨著。
in and out进进出出
例句:She keeps popping in and out.
她不停地走进走出。
look forward to期望, 盼望
例句:I'm looking forward to your visit next week.
我在盼望着你下周光临。