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新生恐惧症
Freshman-phobia
(xīn shēng kǒng jù zhèng)

 

A: I feel so nervous. It’s like my first day at school again.
我好紧张啊,好像是我第一天上学呢。
(wǒ hǎo jǐnzhāng a, hǎoxiàng shì wǒ dìyītiān shàngxué ne.)

 

B: Just relax. He’ll be just fine.
放松啦,他不会有事啦。
(fàngsōng la, tā bùhuì yǒushì la.)

 

A: He’s only five. What if he gets bullied?
他才5岁啊。要是被人欺负了怎么办？
(tā cái wǔ suì a. yàoshì bèi rén qīfù le zěnmebàn?)

 

B: You’re undergoing freshman-phobia similar to other moms now.
你跟别的妈妈一样了,都有新生恐惧症。
(nǐ gēn biéde māma yíyàng le, dōuyǒu xīnshēng kǒngjùzhèng.)