5.Demonophobia--Fear of Demons
5.魔鬼恐惧症--害怕恶魔
Demonophobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of evil supernatural beings in persons who believe such beings exist and roam freely to cause harm. Those who suffer from this phobia realize their fear is excessive or irrational. Nevertheless, they become unduly anxious when discussing demons, when venturing alone into woods or a dark house, or when watching films about demonic possession and exorcism. Sufferers are most likely to be recognized by the strings of garlic around their neck, crucifixes, wooden stakes they carry, and gun loaded with silver bullets. Okay–I made that last part up.
魔鬼恐惧症是一种对超自然魔鬼的反常而持续的恐惧，患者相信这些恶魔存在着且来回游荡从而带来伤害。他们知道自己的恐惧是多余且非理性的。但是谈到魔鬼，或者走在树林或者黑暗的房间里，或者看魔鬼或者驱魔类的电影的时候他们就异常焦虑。患者很好辨认，他们通常会在脖子上挂一圈大蒜头、带着十字架、木桩，还有上了银子弹的枪。好吧——最后一个是我胡诌的。

4.Pentheraphobia--Fear of Mother-in-Law
4.岳母恐惧症--害怕丈母娘

Of all the phobias on this list, pentheraphobia is probably the most common. It is, as stated above, the fear of one's mother-in-law. I am sure that most married people have, at one time or another, suffered from this terrible fear. This fear is one that is so common in Western society that it frequently appears in movies and other forms of entertainment. Of the many available therapies for this illness of the mind, divorce seems to be the most popular. A related phobia to pentheraphobia is novercaphobia which is a fear of your stepmother – the most famous sufferer of which is Cinderella.
这个榜单所有的恐惧症里，岳母恐惧症恐怕是最常见的了。就像刚才说的，这个恐惧症就是害怕自己的岳母。我肯定大多结了婚的人都有过这种恐惧，一次或者更多。这个恐惧症在西方社会非常常见，经常出现在电影或者其他娱乐形式里。在众多这一疾病的可行疗法里，离婚似乎是最受欢迎的。与岳母恐惧症相关的还有害怕继母的后母恐惧症——最出名的患者是辛德瑞拉

3.Arachibutyrophobia--Fear of Peanut Butter Sticking to the Roof of your Mouth
3.上颚粘到花生酱恐惧症--害怕上颚粘到花生酱

I must say that finding information on this disorder is extremely difficult – which does make me wonder if it is perhaps the figment of an over-active imagination, but it is definitely bizarre and fairly well known so it seems to deserve a place here. This disorder seems to be a fear that is quite easily worked around: don't buy peanut butter. However, for a child who is forced to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every day, one can see how it might cause severe trauma in later life. Here is the testimony of one alleged sufferer: "Whenever I'm around peanut butter I start to sweat excessively and my body starts convulsing. The roof of my mouth becomes coarse and itchy. I can't live with this fear anymore. My thirst for peanut butter must be quenched without me going into a full blown panic attack."
我必须申明搜寻这一病症的信息极度困难——这一度让我怀疑这是不是过度想象虚构出来的，但是它绝对怪异又众所周知，所以好像应当列入榜单。这一病症看起来是个很容易解决的恐惧：不要买花生酱。然而对于一个天天被强迫吃花生酱和果冻三明治的孩子来说，我们可以看到这将会对他将来的生活造成多严重的创伤。这就有一个所谓患者的证言：“每当我周遭有花生酱我就开始大把流汗，身体开始颤抖。我的上颚开始起皱发痒。我再也不能忍受这种恐惧了。在我遭受全面的惊慌袭击之前，我对花生酱的渴望就已经熄灭了。”

2.Cathisophobia--Fear of Sitting
2.恐坐症--害怕坐下

Cathisophobia (sometimes spelled with a 'k') is a terror of sitting down. This disorder can be sparked off by a particularly nasty case of hemorrhoids but in some serious cases it can be due to physical abuse relating to sitting on sharp or painful objects. Sometimes, the sitting fear is due to some punishment in the school days, or it may be an indication of some other phobia like sitting in front of elite and influential people. Cathisophobia is characterized by sweating, heavy or short breathe, and anxiety.
恐坐症（Cathisophobia 有时写作Kathisophobia）害怕坐下。这种病症由及其严重的痔疮引起，但在某些严重的病例里，它也由于坐在尖锐或引起疼痛的物体上造成的身体伤害引起。有时，这种恐惧是由于上学期间的某些惩罚，或者是一些像是害怕坐在精英和影响力人物面前的恐惧症的迹象。恐坐症的特点是流汗，呼吸重或急促，焦炉。

1.Automatonophobia--Fear of a Ventriloquist's Dummy
1.假人恐惧症--害怕腹语艺人的人偶

I think we can all see the merit in this disorder – the very act of ventriloquism seems particularly nasty to me. It involves a man with his hand up a dolls butt which he then proceeds to talk to. Sufferers of automatonophobia need not seek treatment – it is a perfectly valid reaction to a perfectly revolting concept. I think that is enough said on this topic.
我想我们都能看到这一病症的起因--腹语的每个动作对我来说都很不舒服。这包括一个人用她的手伸进一个玩偶的头里，然后跟他对话。假人恐惧症患者不需要寻求治疗--这是对于一个令人反感的技艺的绝对正常的反应。我想关于这个恐惧症就到这吧。

翻译:郑璐