地道美语听力练习:恐高症

Christine:Help me! I'm going to fall!

Asahi:You're not going to fall. I've got you.

Christine:Sorry, I have a fear of heights.

I sometimes have panic attacks when I'm high up off the ground.

Asahi:Okay, but we're not very high up.

Christine:I know. My phobia is totally irrational.

Asahi:That explains a lot, like why you live on the ground floor of your apartment building and why you didn't want to go hiking near the cliffs.

Christine:That's right. I try to avoid any situations that will trigger my fear.

Asahi:So how do you travel? Do you ever fly?

Christine:The one time I flew in an airplane I experienced vertigo and I hyperventilated until we landed.

I was really agitated because I thought I was going to die.

It wasn't pretty.

That's why I normally drive or take a train.

Asahi:So I'm guessing no skydiving for you.

Christine:Not unless you want to find out how my stomach reacts to heights!