纪录片《你喝多了吗》 第47期：药物滥用

one that you could simply add to a soft drink.

这种药物可以简单地加到软饮料中

But the difference is itwould not be addictive¹

但和酒精不同的是它不会让你上瘾

it would not harm your brain or your body.

不会伤害你的大脑和身体

Youd get all the benefits of drink

你会得到和饮酒一样的收益

without the danger.

而没有任何危险

If his drug works

如果这种药能起作用

ideally the next generation of children will never even touch alcohol.

那么下一代 将永远不再去接触酒精了

He's in the research stage and Im going be part of the experiment.

他还处在研究阶段 而我打算去做个尝试

David I've sometimes heard it said alcohol is so damned dangerous

大卫 我时常听说酒精是如此危险

that if it was discovered today

如果现在发现了这种危险

it would be banned.

酒精就应该被禁止

That is undoubtedly² the case.

毫无疑问是这么回事

We are currently banning drugs

我们现在禁止毒品

that are very similar to alcohol

其实毒品和酒精很相近

like GHB GBL butanediol.

像羟基丁酸 丁内酯 丁二醇

These are all alcohol equivalents sedating³ drugs

它们等同于酒精 是镇静药物

which are very dangerous in overdose.

一旦过量服用就会非常危险

Those are banned or being banned

它们有的已经被禁止了 有的将要禁止

and I've no doubt if alcohol was discovered today

我毫不怀疑如果酒精现在才被发现

it would be controlled under the Misuse⁴ of Drugs Act.

它肯定会被药物滥用法规所控制

If Im going to take this similar

如果我打算吃这个类似酒精

but not identical compound

但不完全相同的合成药物

what am I gonna experience?

我会有什么感觉

1 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。

2 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

3 sedating   

v.使昏昏入睡，使镇静( sedate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• But on the down slope, as the alcohol is metabolized, its effects are more sedating. 但对于下降倾斜率来说，虽然酒精能促使新陈代谢，它的作用却更和缓。 来自互联网

4 misuse   

n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用

参考例句：

• It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。
• He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。