1. Prison petrifies me and I don't want to go there. 监狱令我十分害怕,我不想去那儿。
2. Just the thought of making a speech petrifies me. 一想到要作讲演就把我吓坏了。
3. The moment a man stops dreaming is the moment he petrifies inside and starts writing snarfy letters disapproving of paragraphs like the one above. 一个人停止做梦的时刻也是开始付诸行动的时刻,逐步的内化和认识他所向往的东西,也逐渐有了不同于原来的想法。