mania

He had a mania for fast cars.

他是个飞车狂。

The town has been gripped by basketball mania.

篮球热风靡了这个小镇。

Here are a few guesses: a) certain astrological signs confer superior soccer skills; b) winter-born babies tend to have higher oxygen capacity, which increases soccer stamina; c) soccer-mad parents are more likely to conceive children in springtime, at the annual peak of soccer mania; d) none of the above.

以下是一些猜测：a）某些星座赋予你高超的足球技能；b）冬季出生的婴儿往往有更高的氧容量，这增强了其踢足球的耐力；c）酷爱足球的父母更容易在春季怀孕，因为春季是每年足球热的高峰期；d）以上皆不是。

She has gone through a period of mania.

他经过了一段时间的狂躁。

He is affected by manias.

他是狂躁症患者。