[口語]“怯場”是怎么回事

Stage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety, fear, or persistent phobia which may be aroused in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience, whether actually or potentially (for example, when performing before a camera). Such anxiety may precede or accompany participation in any activity involving public self-presentation.

Stage fright（或者performance anxiety）指某人因?yàn)橄氲揭谟^眾面前表演而感覺緊張、害怕或持續(xù)恐慌的情緒，也就是“怯場”，這里所說的觀眾可能是真實(shí)存在的，也有可能是潛在的（比如通過鏡頭觀賞的人們）。這種緊張情緒會(huì)在任何需要公開表演活動(dòng)中出現(xiàn)，有時(shí)是之前緊張，有時(shí)是伴隨著整個(gè)活動(dòng)過程。

Quite often, stage fright arises in a mere anticipation of a performance, often a long time ahead. It has numerous manifestations: fluttering or pounding heart, tremor in the hands and legs, diarrhea, facial nerve tics, dry mouth.

很多時(shí)候，在活動(dòng)開始前很長時(shí)間，“怯場”情緒會(huì)隨著對(duì)表演活動(dòng)的期待而強(qiáng)烈起來。其表現(xiàn)形式有很多種：心跳加速、手腳顫抖、腹瀉、面部神經(jīng)抽搐、口干等。