I Am Afraid 我心中害怕 – 8月11日 Hello and Welcome to English World. 歡迎你來到《英語世界》。 We are your friends Mark & Wen-Jie. 我們是你的廣播朋友馬可和文潔。 Listener friends, have you ever been afraid? 聽友，你曾經感到害怕嗎？ Everyone knows the feeling of being afraid. 每個人都有害怕的心理的，不是嗎？ Well then, When you are afraid, 當你感到害怕時， How do you feel? 你覺得怎樣呢？ Do you feel your feet are trembling? 是否你的腳發軟? Your heart is jumping fast? 你的心跳得很快? And your hands are sweating? 你的手出汗呢? Is it true that you want to hide? 你是否會想要躲起來？ Sound familiar? 是否覺得這些感覺很熟悉呢？ Well, Today we are going to talk about fear. 今天我們要來談談，懼怕的心理。 Our lesson is called: I Am Afraid. 這課的內容就是：我心中害怕 I Am Afraid. Nursery Rhymes 童謠精選 Who's afraid of the big bad wolf ? The big bad wolf The big bad wolf Who's afraid of the big bad wolf ? Tra-la-la-la-la-la I'm not afraid of the big bad wolf The big bad wolf The big bad wolf I'm not afraid of the big bad wolf Tra-la-la-la-la-la 誰害怕那隻大惡狼，我才不怕呢！ Remember the story of the big bad wolf and the three little pigs? 還記得大惡狼和三隻小豬的故事嗎？ The big bad wolf blew down the houses the first two pigs had built. 大惡狼吹倒了兩隻小豬所蓋的房子。 1 But the third pig wasn’t afraid of the big bad wolf. 但第三隻小豬並不怕大惡狼。 Because ─ he built his house out of bricks. That’s right. 因為他蓋的房子是用磚頭建造的。 Well, Fear is quite common. 恐懼的心很普遍。 Some people are afraid of loud sounds. 有人怕大的聲響, like thunder好比打雷聲。 Right. Or snakes or dogs. 也有人怕一些事物，像蛇阿、狗阿 Or spiders. 或蜘蛛。 Some are afraid of particular places. 有人怕一些特殊的地方。 Like, dark places. 像，很暗很黑的地方。 High places, 很高很高的地方。 Or closed-in places. 或在緊閉、密不通風的地方。 People can be afraid of some situations. 有人則是害怕一些情況。 Like, meeting new people. 害怕和陌生人碰面。 Or being in a new environment. 或是害怕處在一個新的環境裡。 Everyone is afraid of something. 每個人心中都有怕的事物。 What are you afraid of? 你害怕什麼呢？ What are you afraid of, Wen-Jie? All right, I confess. I am afraid of going on stage to speak. 我害怕上台說話。 Really? You are afraid of large group of people? No, no. I am afraid to speak in the public. 我不是怕人,是怕在公眾面前講話。 But you are not afraid right now to speak into the microphone here. That’s right. 但是在錄音室麥克風前講話,我卻不怕。 How about you? I am afraid of going to the dentist. 馬可說，他倒是害怕看牙醫。 Having a toothache is one thing, 牙疼是一回事。 But lying on the chair of the dentist office, 但躺在牙醫診所的椅子上。 With your mouth wide open, 嘴巴大開。 Having all the tools working inside your mouth, 讓不同的機器在口裡來回運轉。 Pretty scary. 那才真是可怕，他說。 2 Vocabulary 123 生詞點滴 I am afraid. (I am afraid.) 我害怕 I am scared. (I am scared.) 我嚇怕了 I am fearful. (I am fearful.) 我心中膽怯 I am terrified. (I am terrified.) 我很受驚嚇 I am frightened. (I am frightened.) 我受驚害怕 Afraid, scared, fearful, terrified, & frightened Coming up next, we are going to hear today’s Everyday Dialogue. 接下來，我們來聽今天的每日會話。 Two co-workers are chatting with each other. 兩位同事在聊天。 They are talking about their fears. 談到了他們心中怕的事。 Let’s listen in to their conversation. 一起來聽他們的對話。 *Dialogue (two co-workers) A: The economy is going downhill again. It doesn’t look good. B: Yep, and the annual evaluation is coming up. A: (Sigh.) It is rough for everybody. B: I don’t know whether I can keep my job here. A: I know what you mean. I’m very scared. B: I don’t sleep well. I also don’t have any appetite. A: Well, this doesn’t help. The more we talk about it, B: The scarier it becomes. ───────────────────────────現在，我們來為你解釋會話的內容。 The economy is going downhill again. It doesn’t look good. 經濟景氣又下跌了。看來情況不樂觀。 Yep, and the annual evaluation is coming up. 是阿，況且年度評鑑又快來了。 (Sigh.) It is rough for everybody. 唉，對每個人來說都很不容易。 I don’t know whether I can keep my job here. 我不知道是否我的工作保得住。 I know what you mean. I’m very scared. 我明白你所說的。我實在很害怕。 I don’t sleep well. I also don’t have any appetite. 我睡得不好，同時也沒有胃口吃飯。 Well, this doesn’t help. The more we talk about it, 嗯，這沒什麼益處。我們談得越是多， 3 The scarier it becomes. 就越來越讓人覺得可怕。 ───────────────────────────Now that you understand the meaning, let’s review the dialogue once again. 現在你明瞭了內容，我們再來聽一回，每日會話。 A: The economy is going downhill again. It doesn’t look good. B: Yep, and the annual evaluation is coming up. A: (Sigh.) It is rough for everybody. B: I don’t know whether I can keep my job here. A: I know what you mean. I’m very scared. B: I don’t sleep well. I also don’t have any appetite. A: Well, this doesn’t help. The more we talk about it, B: The scarier it becomes. ─────────────────────────── Fear is our natural response. 恐懼害怕，是我們有的自然反應。 But fear can result in us being self-centered. 但是害怕也會造成我們以自我為中心。 Fear keeps us from normal relationships. 害怕導致我們不能建立與人自然的關係。 And causes us to find safety in wrong directions. 造成我們往錯誤的方向去尋找安全感。 How can we face the deepest fears inside us? 我們怎樣能面對內裡最深的懼怕呢？ Listen to what David says. 底下，是大衛的話。 Verse of the Week 每週金句 I sought the Lord, and he answered me; 我曾尋求耶和華，他就應允我 He delivered me from all my fears. 救我脫離一切的恐懼 Psalm 34:4 詩篇 David knew well what it means to be afraid. 大衛深深明瞭什麼是害怕。 His enemy was trying to kill him. 他的敵人要追殺他。 And he had to be constantly on the run. 他要時時不斷的逃命。 But he knew where to turn for help. 但是他知道向何處尋求幫助。 He put his trust in the only true God. 他信靠那位獨一真神。 4 It’s the same for us. 對我們來說也是一樣。 When we seek Him and call out to Him. 當我們尋求神，向祂呼求。 He will rescue us from evil. 祂要救我們脫離兇惡。 Deliver us from our fears. 救我們脫離一切恐懼。 And give us His peace. 賜給我們他的平安。 And don’t forget this famous promise from God. 也不要忘了神的這個寶貴應許。 The Lord will never leave or forsake us. 主永遠不會離開丟棄我們。 Jesus Christ will be with us no matter what. 無論如何，耶穌將與我們同在。 He is always our constant companion. 祂是我們時常的同伴。 We have the power of His Holy Spirit. 我們也有聖靈的能力幫助。 So, Don’t be afraid. 也因此，不要懼怕。 Instead, Be strong and take heart. 反倒要，剛強壯膽，堅固你的心。 ───────────────────────────────Well, our time is up again. 今天時間又差不多了。 Our lesson was called: I Am Afraid. 今天的課程是：我心裡害怕。 Remember, we are your friends. 請記得，我們是你的朋友。 Please feel free to share with us what you feel. 請來信和我們分享你心中的感受。 We want to pray for you. 我們會為你禱告。 Don’t forget--- You are special in God’s eyes and He loves you very much. 別忘了，你在神眼中很獨特，神也很愛你。 Until next time, we are your radio friends Mark, along with Wen-Jie. May God Bless You. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wen-Jie, you can overcome that fear you have. I need to because I have to be on stage this Sunday. Don’t worry. God will help you. Huh, How about you? Well, my dentist’s appointment is not until next year. 5
