英语新词：不想让别人来家里？这是“恐惧邀请综合征”

 　　热情好客的你，刚想说邀请大家来家里做客，一想到家里乱糟糟的情景，立刻就犹豫了。家里太乱，不想让别人来，你也为此感到尴尬吗?

　　家里太乱，不想让别人来?

　　There’s a knock at the door and you’re seized with panic. Not because of who it is, but because it’s 2:30 pm and you’re still wearing the clothes you slept in, your hair is matted to the side of your head, and your living room looks like a hurricane blew through it.

　　有人在敲门，你却惊慌失措。不是因为来者是谁，而是因为现在是下午两点半，你还穿着睡衣，头发胡乱堆在一侧，客厅就像刚刮过飓风。

　　Are you feeling like you’ll always be embarrassed to have people come over to your house because of the mess? You might have “Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome¹,” or “C.H.A.O.S” for short.

　　你是否感觉经常因为家里凌乱不堪而不好意思邀请别人来做客?你也许患上了“恐惧邀请综合征”，英文简写为CHAOS²。

　　CHAOS refers to not inviting³ guests to one’s house because it is too messy or cluttered⁴.

　　“恐惧邀请综合征”指的就是因为家中不整洁，而不想邀请其他人来做客。

　　Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome will make you want to ban people from coming in your home. You’ll do almost anything to not have to have people over for a visit. If you see one of your friends coming up to your front door, you’ll hide and pretend like you’re not home.

　　“恐惧邀请综合征”令你不想让别人到自己家中来。你会想尽一切办法阻止别人到访。如果你看到一位朋友到了自家门口，你会藏起来，假装你不在家。

1 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

2 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

3 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

4 cluttered   

v.杂物，零乱的东西零乱vt.( clutter的过去式和过去分词 )；乱糟糟地堆满，把…弄得很乱；（以…） 塞满…

参考例句：

• The room is cluttered up with all kinds of things. 零七八碎的东西放满了一屋子。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The desk is cluttered with books and papers. 桌上乱糟糟地堆满了书报。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》