纪录片《你喝多了吗》 第16期：现在的孩子普通喝酒

My very first drink was possibly at the age of six.

我第一次喝酒是在6岁

Sneaked¹ one from my mum.

从我妈那里偷了点来喝

I was about 12 probably.

我差不多是在12岁

I drunk it in hiding.

我是背着大人喝的

But despite its widespread use by children

但因为现在孩子们普遍都喝酒

its very difficult to research its effects on the teenage brain.

很难研究喝酒对他们大脑发育的影响

Ethically² no-one can justify³ giving alcohol to a child.

也没有人对此做实验

Only once back in 1984 did scientists conduct a study to directly look at this.

只有一个1984年的研究项目涉及于此

A group of children between 10-15 were brought together for an experiment.

研究对象是平均10到15岁的孩子们

Each of them had an intravenous needle inserted in their arms

他们每人都在肩膀上打了一支静脉针

so their blood levels could be monitored.

以便可以监测到血液情况

Then a dose of ethanol pure alcohol

然后再把乙醇 也就是纯酒精

was added to a soft drink and given to them.

混到汽水里给他们喝

Then they had to stand on a vibrating platform

再让他们站在一个振动的平台上

so their steadiness and balance could be was tested.

看看他们是否还能够保持平衡稳定

1 sneaked   

v.潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 )；偷偷溜走；（儿童向成人）打小报告；告状

参考例句：

• I sneaked up the stairs. 我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
• She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。

2 ethically   

adv.在伦理上，道德上

参考例句：

• Ethically , we have nothing to be ashamed about . 从伦理上说，我们没有什么好羞愧的。
• Describe the appropriate action to take in an ethically ambiguous situation. 描述适当行为采取在一个道德地模棱两可的情况。

3 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？