纪录片《药物依赖》 第40期：我们是药物的小白鼠

They complain about muscle pain,

他们会抱怨说肌肉酸痛

they complain about fatigue¹,

觉得疲劳

they complain about being forgetful.

会变得健忘

They complain about a range of different problem

反馈回来各种各样的问题

that are being caused by the drugs.

而这些都是药物引起的

You may have a choice - a shorter life

你有两个选择 英年早逝

or possibly a longer one that maybe isn't quite as much fun.

或是饱受折磨地长命百岁

I get side effects.

我就尝过副作用的厉害

You get a muscle problem where your muscles ache

你的肌肉会感到疼痛

and sometimes you get cramps², but there are benefits.

有时甚至会痉挛 但也不全是坏事

You know they, they contribute to less strokes, for instance,

你知道它们会减少中风的几率

so how do you balance it out?

所以 你会怎么抉择呢

I don't know.

我不知道

We are the guinea pigs, without a doubt.

毫无疑问 我们就是小白鼠

But it's a trade-off many more of us may have to consider.

但我们中很多人必须要对它进行权衡

It has been proposed fairly recently that

最近被广为宣称的说法是

all men over the age of 50 and

所有超过50岁的男性

all women over the age of 60

和超过60的女性

should be taking a statin

都需要服用抑制素

no matter what their cholesterol³ levels are

不论他们的胆固醇水平如何

as a blanket prescription⁴ to reduce

都用一个通用的处方来降低

their risk of heart attack and stroke in future.

心脏病和中风的发作几率

1 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

2 cramps   

n. 抽筋, 腹部绞痛, 铁箍 adj. 狭窄的, 难解的 v. 使...抽筋, 以铁箍扣紧, 束缚

参考例句：

• If he cramps again let the line cut him off. 要是它再抽筋，就让这钓索把它勒断吧。
• "I have no cramps." he said. “我没抽筋，"他说。

3 cholesterol   

n.（U）胆固醇

参考例句：

• There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
• They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。

4 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。