趣味英语第222期:如何克服自已对过山车的恐惧

Jannon Tan¹ wants to know:

詹农·谭想知道：

"How do I overcome my fear of roller coasters?"

“如何克服自已对过山车的恐惧？”

Just keep riding 'em! Ride 'em, cowboy!

一直坐过山车！牛仔，去坐过山车吧！

Have somebody coax² you into it and get on.

让别人哄你进去，坐上过山车。

Have someone who will drag you on it, which was my case. Sixth grade, my first roller coaster was X2. I damn³ near myself.

让别人把你拖上过山车，这是我的亲身经历。我六年级时第一次坐过山车，坐的是X2过山车。我差点吓死。

Hold on tight and close your eyes.

抓紧，闭上眼睛。

Look and see what's about to happen, and then close your eyes.

看看会发生什么，然后闭上眼睛。

Be like, "If I go on this roller coaster, you owe me $15." And raise up the price if you go on twice the time.

可以说：“如果我坐这个过山车，那你就欠我15美元。”如果你再次坐过山车，就提价。

Maybe you should start at the smaller roller coasters and then just work your way up to the bigger ones.

也许你应该先从小型过山车开始，然后继续向大型过山车前进。

Start off with a small roller coaster, then go on a medium, then a large. You'll get the hang of it.

从小型过山车开始，然后坐中型过山车，最后挑战大型过山车。你会掌握诀窍的。

Just gotta tell yourself it's gonna be okay. Just scream and then it will be okay.

只要告诉自已会没事的。尖叫一下就没事了。

I think you just gotta kinda do it. I mean, that's the fun of it. Being terrified is the fun part. Don't think that you're gonna die and it'll just be so fun 'cause you'll be terrified and be like, "Aaaah!"

我认为你应该害怕。我的意思是，那是乐趣所在。害怕是乐趣的一部分。不要认为你会死掉，那会很有趣的，因为你会害怕，然后大叫：“啊！”

1 tan   

n.鞣制革，黄褐色；adj.黄褐色的，鞣皮的；vt.晒黑，鞣(革)，鞭打；vi.晒成棕褐色

参考例句：

• She had gotten a good tan after the holiday at the sea.在海边度假之后，她的皮肤晒得黑黑的。
• His arms and legs had a dark tan.他的手臂和腿晒得黑黑的。

2 coax   

v.哄诱，劝诱，用诱哄得到，诱取

参考例句：

• I had to coax the information out of him.我得用好话套出他掌握的情况。
• He tried to coax the secret from me.他试图哄骗我说出秘方。

3 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。