Do you feel uncomfortable when you see images of sunflowers or sponges? If so, you might have trypophobia. It is an unusual fear of groups of small holes that up to 20% of people around the world may experience. When these people look at images that contain large numbers of small holes, they react in negative ways. Their heart rates might increase. They may also feel nauseous, sweaty, or itchy. In some cases, people can have serious panic attacks.
當你看到向日葵或海綿的圖片時會感到不適嗎?如果會的話,你或許有密集恐懼症。這是一種對成群的微小孔洞產生的不尋常恐懼,全世界多達 20% 的人可能會經歷這種恐懼。當這些人看到有大量小孔洞的圖像時,他們的反應是負面的。他們的心率可能會加快。他們也可能會感到噁心、冒汗或身體發癢。在某些情況下,人們或許會有嚴重的恐慌症。
生活必備字詞:
curious a. 古怪的,不尋常的
image n. 圖像
react vi. 反應
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌,完整內容請見十二月號。
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