趣味英语第187期:有没有解决焦虑症和飞行恐惧症的建议

Rachelcrafts wants to know...

Rachelcrafts想知道：

"I really want to travel, but I have severe anxiety and fear of flying. Any tips?"

“我非常喜欢旅行，但我有严重的焦虑症和飞行恐惧症。有没有什么建议？”

You have to erase¹ all those bad news tips all out of your head.

你一定要将所有的坏消息从脑子里清除出去。

You're probably more likely to die during a car crash than you are actually flying on a plane. So just think of it that way.

与坐飞机飞行相比，你或许更可能在车祸中死亡。只要这样想想就好了。

You can take a class on this. They will take you through the process to help you get over your anxiety and your fear of flying.

你可以参加课程解决这个问题。他们会带你模拟全过程，帮助你克服焦虑和飞行恐惧。

Just relax. But you do need a good night's sleep beforehand², because otherwise you'd be tired, and that's when your anxiety goes higher.

放松就好。但你需要在出发旅行前好好睡一觉，否则你会很累，然后你的焦虑就会更严重。

Having something you do that calms you down, that you can bring — listening to music.

做些能让你冷静下来的事情，比如听音乐。

I would say blindfold³ yourself and put on noise-canceling headphones and just play music the entire time.

我建议你戴上眼罩和消除噪音的耳机，全程听音乐。

Read a very interesting book. Then you'll get into it. Then you'll forget that you're in the air.

看本有趣的书。你会陷入书中。这样你就能忘掉你在空中飞行了。

Think of your favorite person or one of your loveliest experiences.

想想你最喜欢的人或是最美好的经历。

Traveling doesn't necessarily⁴ have to be flying. You can go on a boat.

旅行不一定要坐飞机。你可以坐船。

You can take a submarine⁵ or you can drive.

你可以坐潜水艇或是自驾。

You can take a train or a bus.

你可以坐火车或巴士出行。

I'm the worst person to ask, 'cause I'm afraid of planes too. Just put headphones on and don't think about it.

我是最不适合回答这个问题的人，因为我也害怕飞行。戴上耳机，不要去想是在飞行中。

Don't be worried about the flight. Just be worried about not packing anything, and then you'll forget about the flight.

不要担心飞行。只要担心还未打包行李就好，这样你就会忘记飞行了。

My tip to you is, get on the aircraft tired. It's soon to take off, and the seat belt sign is off. Get a drink. You're going to sleep.

我的建议是，在疲惫的状态下登上飞机。飞机马上就要起飞，安全带信号灯已经关闭。喝点饮料。你很快就会睡着。

1 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

2 beforehand   

adj.事先，预先，提前地，超前地

参考例句：

• If I'd known this beforehand,I would not have gone back.早知如此，我就不回去了。
• They proposed to make arrangement beforehand.他们提议事先做好安排。

3 blindfold   

vt.蒙住…的眼睛；adj.盲目的；adv.盲目地；n.蒙眼的绷带[布等]； 障眼物，蒙蔽人的事物

参考例句：

• They put a blindfold on a horse.他们给马蒙上遮眼布。
• I can do it blindfold.我闭着眼睛都能做。

4 necessarily   

adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地

参考例句：

• More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
• A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。

5 submarine   

n.潜水艇；adj.水底的，海底的；vt.用潜艇袭击；vi.滑入...底下

参考例句：

• Within a short time,everything on the submarine was buttoned up.不一会儿，潜水艇内所有的东西都扣紧了。
• The submarine signaled for help.潜水艇发出求救的信号。