让你想尖叫的声音 ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

6 Minute English from the BBC.

BBC 的 6 Minute English。

Hello,

大家好，

this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

这里是 BBC Learning English 的 6 Minute English。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Phil.

我是 Phil。

Oh, what's that awful noise, Phil?

噢，那是什么可怕的声音，Phil？

Sorry, Neil.

抱歉，Neil。

I was uh biting my nails. 短語搭配

我刚才呃，在咬指甲。

I know it's a bad habit.

我知道这是个坏习惯。

Urgh! it sounds terrible.

呃！听起来太糟糕了。

Sorry, Neil.

抱歉，Neil。

Actually, it's not only you who finds certain sounds irritating, 語法

实际上，并不是只有你觉得某些声音令人烦躁、

unpleasant, or even unbearable. 表達脈絡

令人不快甚至难以忍受。

Whether it's someone biting their nails, 語法

无论是有人咬指甲，

rustling a crisp bag,

揉搓薯片包装袋，

or scraping a knife on a dinner plate,

还是在餐盘上刮刀子，

some everyday sounds have the power to make us angry or upset. 語法

一些日常声音有让人感到生气或心烦的力量。

There's even a name for it,

它甚至有一个专属名称，

misophonia, also known as sound rage. 短語搭配

恐音症，也叫作声音愤怒。

And it's more common than you might think. 短語搭配

而且它比你想象的更常见。

According to some estimates, 表達脈絡

根据一些估计，

one person in five is affected emotionally by the coughing, 講解

五分之一的人在情绪上会受到咳嗽、

slurping, sneezing, and snorting sounds

吧唧嘴、打喷嚏和擤鼻涕声的影响，

made by the people around them.

这些声音是他们周围的人发出的。

In this program, we'll be finding out more about the medical condition misophonia. 表達脈絡

在本节目中，我们将进一步了解恐音症这种医学状况。

And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

像往常一样，我们也会学习一些有用的新词汇。

But first, I have a question for you, Phil.

但首先，我有一个问题要问你，Phil。

According to a recent survey by the American Journal Medical News,

根据《美国医学新闻期刊》最近的一项调查，

which of the following did their readers find the most unpleasant sound? 短語搭配

他们的读者认为以下哪个声音最令人不快？

Is it A,

是 A，

bicycle brakes squeaking?

自行车刹车发出的尖锐声？

B,

B，

nails scraping a blackboard?

指甲刮黑板的声音？

Or C,

还是 C，

a baby crying?

婴儿的哭闹声？

Hmm, I'll guess it was squeaky bicycle brakes. 語氣意圖

嗯，我猜是自行车刹车的尖锐声。

I really hate that.

我真的很讨厌那个。

Okay, Phil. We'll find out the answer later in the program. 短語動詞

好的，Phil。我们稍后在节目中找出答案。

For people suffering from misophonia, 短語搭配

对于患有恐音症的人来说，

the specific sounds which cause them to become emotionally upset, 語法

导致他们情绪不安的特定声音，

also known as triggers, 用詞

也被称为触发因素，

often involve food and eating.

通常与食物和进食有关。

Just sitting down for dinner with their family can feel like torture. 習語

仅仅和家人坐下来共进晚餐都感觉像是一种折磨。

Olana Tansley-Hancock is a British clinical researcher

Olana Tansley-Hancock 是一名英国临床研究员，

who also suffers from misophonia.

她也患有恐音症。

Here she explains some of her triggers to BBC World Service program The Food Chain. 表達脈絡

在这里她向 BBC World Service 节目《The Food Chain》解释了她的一些触发因素。

It's just any kind of inescapable, 短語搭配

就是任何一种无法逃避的、

repetitive noise will potentially cause a misophonic-type response in me, 用詞

重复性的噪音都可能在我身上引起类似恐音症的反应，

that fight-or-flight

那种战斗或逃跑的反应

And yeah, it's that immediate uncontrollable reaction that you get to the sound 短語搭配

是的，就是那种你对声音产生的立即的、无法控制的反应

that is the most hard to explain and unusual, I think,

我觉得那是由于最难解释和最不寻常的，

because I don't think in modern day you don't really get many instances

因为我不认为在现代社会你有太多机会

where you get a fight-or-flight response.

体验到战斗或逃跑的反应。

It's not like we're frequently chased down by wild animals 講解

我们并不是经常被野生动物追赶，

and then to feel those from pretty innocuous everyday sounds

然后因为相当无害的日常声音而产生那些感觉，

is is the thing that takes its toll. 習語

这才是让人深受其害的地方。

Certain sounds trigger a fight-or-flight response in Olana. 用詞

某些声音会在 Olana 身上触发战斗或逃跑反应。

Fight-or-flight refers to the way the human body responds to stressful or dangerous situations, 短語搭配

战斗或逃跑指的是人体对充满压力或危险情况的反应方式，

either by physically running away or staying to deal with the threat. 語法

要么在身体上逃跑，要么留下来应对威胁。

Normally, these would be life-threatening dangers, 用詞

通常，这些会是危及生命的危险，

things like a fire or an attacking wild animal.

比如火灾或正在袭击的野生动物。

But for misophonia sufferers,

但对于恐音症患者来说，

even innocuous or completely harmless sounds create problems. 用詞

即便是无害或完全没有危险的声音也会造成问题。

That's right.

没错。

Olana, for example, gets disturbed by helicopters flying in the sky. 語法

例如，Olana 会被天空中飞行的直升机打扰。

And the fact that other people don't seem too bothered also takes its toll, 語法

而且其他人似乎并不太在意这一事实也让她备受折磨（takes its toll），

a phrase meaning causes suffering or pain.

这个短语的意思是引起痛苦或折磨。

So, what does it feel like to actually experience this kind of stress in everyday life? 短語搭配

那么，在日常生活中实际体验这种压力是什么感觉呢？

Here's Olana again explaining her feelings to Ruth Alexander,

在这里，Olana 再次向 Ruth Alexander 解释她的感受，

presenter of BBC World Service program The Food Chain.

她是 BBC World Service 节目《The Food Chain》的主持人。

It's not the same feeling,

这不是同一种感觉，

but it's the same response in terms of the immediacy and an inability to control 講解

但在即时性和无法控制的方面，这是相同的反应，

it as when someone tells you that someone close to you has passed away. 習語

就像有人告诉你身边亲近的人去世（passed away）了一样。

That feeling of utter sudden reaction, 用詞

那种完全突然的反应感，

you can't control it and then it it lingers and carries on for you. 用詞

你无法控制它，然后它在你身上徘徊并延续。

That immediate emotional response.

那种立即的情绪反应。

Almost like a a shock to the system?

几乎就像是对身体系统的一个冲击（a shock to the system）？

Yeah.

是的。

Alana describes her misophonia as an uncontrollable and sudden emotional reaction,

Alana 将她的恐音症描述为一种无法控制的突然的情绪反应，

as if finding out that a loved one has passed away. 講解

就像得知一位心爱的人去世（passed away）了一样。

Passed away is a polite euphemistic way of saying died.

Passed away 是表达死亡的一种礼貌、委婉的方式。

She also describes it as a shock to the system, 習語

她还将它描述为是对身体系统的一个冲击，

a sudden and unpleasant change.

一种突然和令人不快的改变。

Fortunately, misophonia sufferers have developed some tricks to help. 用詞

幸运的是，恐音症患者已经开发了一些有助于缓解的技巧。

Playing background music can disguise the sound of people sipping and slurping their food. 用詞

播放背景音乐可以掩盖人们进食和吧唧嘴的声音。

And clearly, honestly explaining what the condition is 語氣意圖

并且清楚、诚实地解释这种状况到底是什么

also helps people sympathize and understand.

也有助于人们同情和理解。

But of course, some sounds simply are disturbing.

但是当然，有些声音就是令人不安。

For example, you biting your nails, Phil.

比如，你咬指甲的声音，Phil。

Okay, okay.

好吧，好吧。

I said I was sorry.

我说过对不起了。

Maybe it's time to reveal the answer to your question, Neil, 表達脈絡

也许是时候揭晓你问题的答案了，Neil，

before you get more upset.

在你变得更加心烦之前。

You asked me which sound was voted the most irritating 語法

你问我《医学新闻》期刊的读者票选出的

for readers of the journal Medical News.

最令人烦躁的声音是哪一个。

Right.

对。

And you guessed it was bicycle brakes squeaking,

而你猜是自行车刹车的尖锐声，

which was the wrong answer, I'm afraid, Phil. 語氣意圖

恐怕这是一个错误的答案，Phil。

In fact, nails scraping a blackboard was voted the most distressing noise, 表達脈絡

事实上，指甲刮黑板的声音被票选为最令人痛苦的噪音，

and I completely agree. 短語搭配

我完全同意。

Right, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this program on misophonia, 表達脈絡

好了，让我们来回顾一下我们从这期关于恐音症的节目中学到的词汇，

starting with trigger, 表達脈絡

从 trigger（触发因素）开始，

something that causes people to feel emotional distress or fear.

是指导致人们感到情绪痛苦或恐惧的事物。

Fight-or-flight refers to the natural human response to a threatening situation

Fight-or-flight（战斗或逃跑）指的是人类对威胁情况的自然反应，

of either running away or staying to face the danger.

即要么逃跑，要么留下来面对危险。

The adjective innocuous means completely harmless.

形容词 innocuous 意思是完全无害的。

If something takes its toll,

如果某事 takes its toll（造成损失/带来破坏），

it causes suffering, damage, or death.

它会造成痛苦、损害或死亡。

Passed away is a polite way of saying died.

Passed away 是一种礼貌地说别人去世的方式。

And finally, the phrase a shock to the system

最后，短语 a shock to the system（身体系统受到的冲击）

means a sudden and unpleasant change.

意味着突然和令人不快的变化。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up. 短語搭配

再一次，我们的 6 分钟时间到了。

Join us again next time for more trending topics and useful vocabulary 語氣意圖

下次继续加入我们，了解更多热门话题和实用词汇，

here at 6 Minute English.

就在这里的 6 Minute English。

Goodbye for now. 語氣意圖

暂且再见了。

Goodbye.

再见。

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