英国男子得怪病 吃薯条也会喝醉？！

 　　e all wish there were cheaper, easier ways to get drunk.

　　我们都希望更廉价，更便捷的醉生梦死过去。

　　However one British man has revealed how he can get drunk by simply eating chips or mashed¹ potatoes.

　　但是有一个英国男子爆料：自己是如何简简单单吃吃薯条啃啃马铃薯就“醉死”过去的。

　　Nick Hess suffers from ‘auto-brewery syndrome’, which means his stomach has an overgrowth of yeast² which turns any carbohydrates³ he eats into alcohol.

　　尼克·赫斯患有“自动酿酒厂症候群”，得这种病意味着他胃里的酵母过多，导致任何他吃下去的糖分都会变成酒精。

　　英国男子得怪病 吃薯条也会喝醉？！

　　For years Nick would wake up feeling sick, or often suddenly feel drunk after meals.

　　多年以来，尼克醒来的时候都觉得很难受，常常吃个饭就醉倒了。

　　His wife even started searching the house for bottles, convinced he was a secret alcoholic⁴.

　　他的妻子甚至开始满屋子搜罗酒瓶，深信不疑她丈夫就是个“隐性酒鬼”。

　　Friends often thought he was drunk even when no alcohol had passed his lips.

　　朋友们也都常常觉得他喝醉了，明明他嘴唇上滴酒未沾。

　　While in hospital, and still under suspicion of being a closeted alcoholic, Nick was feed a meal heavy in carbs which caused his blood alcohol level to shoot up to 120 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood – which is the equivilant of doing seven straight shots of whiskey.

　　在医院里，仍有秘密酒鬼嫌疑的情况下，尼克吃下一大顿碳水化合物，从而引起他血液中的酒精量飙升至120毫克/100毫升——完全等同于喝下7大瓶威士忌啊。

　　After being diagnosed he was given anti-fungal drugs and put on a low carb diet to combat the condition, however he still experiences one or two episodes a month.

　　诊断之后，他领了一些坑真菌药物并吃低碳水化合物来对抗病症，但是一个月他还是要发病1、2次。

1 mashed   

a.捣烂的

参考例句：

• two scoops of mashed potato 两勺土豆泥
• Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please. 请给我盛一勺土豆泥。

2 yeast   

n.酵母；酵母片；泡沫；v.发酵；起泡沫

参考例句：

• Yeast can be used in making beer and bread.酵母可用于酿啤酒和发面包。
• The yeast began to work.酵母开始发酵。

3 carbohydrates   

n.碳水化合物，糖类( carbohydrate的名词复数 )；淀粉质或糖类食物

参考例句：

• The plant uses the carbohydrates to make cellulose. 植物用碳水化合物制造纤维素。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All carbohydrates originate from plants. 所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。 来自辞典例句

4 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。