Fear

Fear is a natural reaction to dangers of injury. If you have a chance to do something you perceive as harmful， you will usually avoid the danger. The problem occurs when the danger is not real or the fear is not rational.

You can overcome irrational fears by confronting them in a safe environment. Small successes over danger can build up your confidence and bravery. Sometimes you can also do this by following the example of others. There are two major types of fear in humans. One is the fear of physical harm. The other is the fear of looking foolish in the eyes of your peers and being ridiculed because of it.

People have many fears of injury， which are completely normal and rational. You may fear jumping out of an airplane with a parachute， because the consequence of failure is death.

It is possible to be ridiculed if you fail in front of other people. This is probably the greatest fear people have. It can cause you to lose confidence and esteem. When people want to do something， there are many cases when they hesitate in doing it， because they fear of consequences of failure or some impending disaster. Fear limits what you will do in your lifetime.

You can overcome your fears by answering some questions about what you are afraid of. Write down a list of your fears and then， answer the questions about each fear you have listed. Be completely honest and non-judgmental with yourself. Decide to start self-exploration with an attitude of excitement.

恐_惧

恐惧是在面对受伤的危险时的一个自然反应，如果你有一个機会去做一些你察觉到有害的事情时，你通常会避开这些危险，当危险不是真实的或恐惧是并不合情合理的，问题就出现了。

你可以在一个安全的环境中面对他们，以克服无端的恐惧。从危险中得到小成功可以增强你的自信与勇气。有时你还可以通过以其他案例为例来解决它们。人类有两种主要类型的恐惧：其一就是恐惧受到身体上的伤害，另一种则是你在你的同龄人中看起来是愚蠢的，并且因此受到嘲笑的恐惧。

人们对伤害有很多恐惧，这是完全正常且理性的，就像你可能害怕带着降落伞跳下飞机，因为失败的后果会是死亡。

如果你在别人面前失败了，就有可能被嘲笑，这可能是人们最大的恐惧，这会导致你失去信心和自尊。当人们想做某事时，有很多情况下他们会犹豫不决，因为他们害怕失败的后果或即将到来的灾难。恐惧限制了你一生中所想要做的事。

你可以通过回答一些关于你害怕什么的问题来克服恐惧，写下你的恐惧清单，然后回答你所列出每种恐惧的问题，对自己要完全诚实，不偏不倚，决定以激动兴奋的态度开始自我探索。

指导教师：李谐丽

学生：张淇雅

（全国中学生英语翻译大赛组委会办公室 提供）