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有一種真正對於小丑的恐懼 ── 小丑恐懼症。當患此病的人看到小丑，第一反應就是轉身逃跑。
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For some, however, clowns are no laughing matter . This doesn’t mean simply finding clowns scary as many people do. Instead, there is a real clown phobia—coulrophobia. When those who suffer from it see a clown, their first reaction is to turn tail and run.
Why would anyone be so afraid of a silly clown? The makeup, or face paint, is one reason. It hides not only the clown’s true identity but their emotions as well, often twisting them behind a wide, evil smile. The makeup, with its oversized eyebrows and lips, can also confuse the brain. It makes the face look sort of human, and yet inhuman at the same time.
Then there’s the strange costume: giant shoes, ultra-baggy pants, and a colorful curly wig. All of this is enough to put some people on edge, not to mention the “evil clown” theme from horror movies, like the famous Pennywise in Stephen King’s It. A 2016 poll found that Americans were more scared of clowns than they were of a terrorist attack or even of death itself. However, when it comes to getting laughs, you still can’t beat a clown.
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Words in Use
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inhuman
[ɪnˋhjumən]
a. 沒人性的
Practical Phrases
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suffer from...
飽受（疾病）之苦，罹患（疾病）
My father suffers from diabetes.
我爸爸患有糖尿病。
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on edge
坐立不安
The students were a little bit on edge before the exam.
這些學生在考試前有些緊張不安。
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no laughing matter
不是鬧著玩的
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turn tail
逃跑；掉頭
♦ not to mention...
文章最後一段提到的 not to mention... 用來表示除了 前面所提到的，強調還有後面的人事物，意指「更不用 說/更別提⋯⋯」，後面接名詞或動名詞，可用於肯定 句或否定句中。
例：Tony can afford a car, not to mention a bike.
東尼買得起汽車，更不用說是腳踏車了。
★ 類似用法
not to speak of... to say nothing of...
例：Andy cannot find money for bread, not to speak of fish and meat.
安迪連麵包都沒錢買，更不用說要買魚跟肉了。
請將下列字詞組合成一正確通順的句子
1. Jane had __________________________ last night.
she ate / to the seafood / a bad reaction
2. The hero always wears ____________________ _________.
to hide his / a black mask / true identity
3. Dan _______________________________________.
grammar rules / was / confused by / some English
答案：
1. Jane had a bad reaction to the seafood she ate last night.
2. The hero always wears a black mask to hide his true identity.
3. Dan was confused by some English grammar rules.
然而對於某些人來說，小丑可不是鬧著玩的。這並不意味著像許 多人一樣只是覺得小丑嚇人。相反地，有一種真正對於小丑的恐懼 ── 小丑恐懼症。當患此病的人看到小丑，第一反應就是轉身逃跑。
為什麼會有人如此害怕呆呆的小丑?妝容或臉彩是原因之一。它 不僅隱藏了小丑的真實身分也隱藏了他們的情緒，經常以燦爛的邪惡 笑容將它們曲解。它的妝容，過大的眉毛和嘴唇，也會混淆大腦。它 使這張臉看起來有點像人，但同時又像非人類。
然後是奇怪的服裝:巨大的鞋子、超寬鬆的褲子和一頭五顏六色 的捲假髮。所有這一切都足以讓一些人感到緊張，更不用說恐怖電影 中的「邪惡小丑」主題，例如史帝芬.金的《牠》中著名的潘尼懷 斯。2016 年的一項民意調查發現，相較於恐怖攻擊甚至死亡本身， 美國人更害怕小丑。然而，當談到獲得歡笑時，小丑還是最厲害的。
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