纪录片《你喝多了吗》 第20期：酒精不利于青少年成长

Thats right. The adolescent brain is a composite of areas

是的 青春期的大脑是个很复杂的组织

that are more sensitive to alcohol and less sensitive to alcohol than adults.

它对酒精的反应相对成年大脑来说

In amongst the things that the proportions of the brain that seem to be very sensitive to alcohol

普遍上应该更容易受到酒精损害

are regions that are important for learning and memory.

特别是负责学习与记忆的区域

Adolescents are very sensitive to alcohol-induced memory impairments.

很容易受到酒精作用而损害记忆力

I couldn't think of a worse combination -

这是很可怕的状态

a teenagers memory and learning potential vulnerable to alcohol

少年大脑的记忆力和学习潜力最易被损害

but the teenager not feeling the effects.

但他们对这种损害却很不敏感

Its almost like you've got to be careful when you see a young person drunk.

所以当你见到青年喝醉的时候要很小心

Theyve probably taken more than you imagined.Absolutely.

因为他喝的已经超量了

If you ask parents theres a big disconnect

实际上家长们掌握的情况 也不准确

because if you ask parents are their kids drinking

你问他们的孩子是否有在喝酒

they report quite a lower number of kids drinking

他们回答的数量

than the kids that are actually drinking.

要比实际的要少得多

And part of that is because these kids are coming home

因为孩子回到家的时候

and theyre not acting¹ theyre not looking intoxicated².

他们表现得和没喝醉一样

But if a young person comes home after a night out and they are substantially affected³

他们整晚都在被酒精损伤着

they've drunk a hell of a lot of alcohol.

因为他们已经喝了一大堆的酒精

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 intoxicated   

喝醉的，极其兴奋的

参考例句：

• She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
• They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉，东南西北全然不辨。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。