英语听力文摘 English Digest 527、迷幻蘑菇会让人性格变好吗？

 　　Do Magic Mushrooms Make People Nicer?

 

　　I’ve heard that psilocybin, which is the hallucinogenic ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, can alter people’s personalities¹ and make them nicer. Is that true?

 

　　Well, first, before answering the question, we need to be clear that psilocybin is an illegal substance. And although psychedelic mushrooms are not known to be addictive², their effects can be unpredictable and extremely unpleasant.

 

　　Right,but scientists with government permission are able to experiment with psilocybin. And in one study researchers did in fact find that some people who took a single dose of psilocybin experienced altered personalities for more than a year. In most cases, the alterations³ were positive subjects who had what they called a mystical experience while on the drug showed increases in a personality trait known as openness.

 

　　Which is pretty much what it sounds like: being more open to and appreciative⁴ of art, music, other people. Openness also means being more imaginative, intellectually engaged, and more aware of feelings in yourself and in others.

1 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

2 addictive   

adj.(吸毒等)使成瘾的，成为习惯的

参考例句：

• The problem with video game is that they're addictive.电子游戏机的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
• Cigarettes are highly addictive.香烟很容易使人上瘾。

3 alterations   

n.改动( alteration的名词复数 )；更改；变化；改变

参考例句：

• Any alterations should be written in neatly to the left side. 改动部分应书写清晰，插在正文的左侧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code. 基因突变是指DNA 密码的改变。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 appreciative   

adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；感激的

参考例句：

• She was deeply appreciative of your help.她对你的帮助深表感激。
• We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。