英语访谈对话 456 Things People Fear

 　　Todd: Ruth, what is something you are afraid of? Like snakes, spiders, rats?

　　Ruth: Probably sharks.

　　Todd: Sharks.

　　Ruth: I know that sounds quite irrational¹, especially when I don't live near the sea but just the thought of being eaten by a shark. It's horrific. I really, really, I'm frightened of sharks.

　　Todd: Have you ever seen a shark?

　　Ruth: No.

　　Todd: No.

　　Ruth: Thankfully.

　　Todd: Yeah.

　　Ruth: I think I'd run a mile.

　　Todd: I don't know really what I'm afraid of, I guess,I don't like heights too much. Yeah, so. I have to admit that when I'm on a plane I get kind of freaked out, when I fly, yeah. You think, "How is this thing staying in the air?". You know?

　　Ruth: You're always happy to land.

　　Todd: Yeah, yeah. Always, always, very happy to land, and often when I go home I have to fly across the Pacific and there's no land so you look out your window and you think, "Ah, if something goes wrong with the plane we can't land anymore, but that's very irrational because most accidents I think happen over mountains, so. I think so.

　　Ruth: Although if you landed in the sea, then there might be sharks.

　　Todd: That's true. How do you feel when you fly?

　　Ruth: I quite like flying actually. I quite like it. I mean I'm quite used to flying. I've flown to a lot of places. If it's a long haul² flight, i guess it's a bit boring, but I like the handheld computer you get to play with.

　　Todd: Yeah, those are nice.

　　Ruth: They're good.

　　Todd: Now, you're a vegetarian³ so what's the food like?

　　Ruth: Oh, well the last time I flew I didn't get any vegetarian food. I think I forgot to tell them, so I had to eat the chicken, whatever.

　　Todd: Really, you actually ate the chicken?

　　Ruth: No, I didn't eat it. I didn't eat it. I just had it in front of me.

　　Todd: Yeah, I heard that the vegetarian meal are actually better than the chicken or beef meal.

　　Ruth: Really, they're quite good, I mean when I've had then in the past they've been quite good.

　　Todd: Well, here's to not seeing any sharks in the future.

　　Ruth: Absolutely.

1 irrational   

adj.无理性的，失去理性的

参考例句：

• After taking the drug she became completely irrational.她在吸毒后变得完全失去了理性。
• There are also signs of irrational exuberance among some investors.在某些投资者中是存在非理性繁荣的征象的。

2 haul   

vt./n.（用力）拖，拉，（用车等）拖运，运送

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• The rope stood up under the strain of the haul.这绳子经受不住紧拉。

3 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。