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Imagine that you're _____________go to a party. You_____________, but also ______________, and you__________________ in your ___________ almost like another __________. There's something _______________, holding you back from getting too happy. "No, you mustn't get too happy. Better to be ________, _________, something _______________." You start _________, "Who should I talk to when I get there? What if ____________ wants to talk to me? What if ___________________________________________?" When you arrive at the party, someone ____________ to you and starts talking with you, and as this is happening, your mind_____________ , your heart _____________, you start ______________ and it feels almost like you're __________________ yourself, like it's an ____________experience, and you're just watching yourself talk. "______________," you say to yourself, but you can't. And it's just getting _________. After a few minutes of conversation, the person you've been speaking to leaves, and you feel __________________.
Imagine that you're getting ready to go to a party. You feel excited, but also nervous, and you've got this feeling in your stomach almost like another heartbeat. There's something holding you back, holding you back from getting too happy.
想象一下，你正准备去参加一个聚会。你感到兴奋且紧张，而且你有一种感觉，你的胃里似乎有另外一个心跳。有什么东西在阻止你，告诉你不能过于开心。
cope with 应对、处理 cope strategy 应付策略 cope mechanism 应对机制 anxiety [æŋˈzaɪəti] n. 焦虑，忧虑；令人焦虑的事；渴望；焦虑症 stomach [ˈstʌmək] n. 胃；腹部 heartbeat [ˈhɑːrtbiːt] n. 心跳；情感 December heartbeat 黄昏恋
" No, you mustn't get too happy. Better to be cautious, otherwise, something bad might happen." You start wondering, "Who should I talk to when I get there? What if no one wants to talk to me? What if they'll think I'm weird?"
不，你不能太高兴。最好小心点，不然可能会乐极生悲。”你开始想，“我到那后应该和谁说话？如果没人搭理我怎么办？如果他们觉得我很奇怪怎么办？”
cautious [ˈkɔːʃəs] adj. 小心的，谨慎的 be cautious of 谨防 ; 留心 ; 严防 ; 注意 cautious and conscientious 兢兢业业 Bold but cautious 胆大心细
When you arrive at the party, someone comes up to you and starts talking with you, and as this is happening, your mind starts racing, your heart begins pounding, you start sweating, and it feels almost like you're dissociating from yourself, like it's an out-of-body experience, and you're just watching yourself talk. "Keep it together," you say to yourself, but you can't.
当你到达派对时，有人走到你跟前，开始和你说话。正当这时，你的大脑飞速运转，心跳加速，开始出汗，感觉灵魂要开始出窍，就像是在游离，于是你对自己说“快回过神来”，但你却做不到。
pounding [ˈpaʊndɪŋ] n. 重击；重击声；有节奏的跳动；遭重创的情景 adj. 巨大的；重重的 --> pound [paʊnd] n. 磅；英镑；重击声 v. 连续重击，猛打；（心脏）剧烈地跳动； dissociate [dɪˈsoʊsieɪt] vt. 游离；使分离；分裂 vi. 游离；分离；分裂 dissociate from 使分离 ; 从游离 ; 脱离 out-of-body adj. 体外的；亲身的
And it's just getting worse: after a few minutes of conversation, the person you've been speaking to leaves, and you feel utterly defeated.
而且情况越来越糟：经过几分钟的交谈，与你交谈的人离开了，然后你感到彻底挫败。
utterly [ˈʌtərli] adv. 完全地，彻底地 defeated [dɪˈfiːtɪd] v. 击败，挫败（defeat 的过去式和过去分词） adj. 被击败的；受挫的，泄气的