BBC地平线系列之《药物依赖》第5集:使人注意力集中的药
日期:2015-01-22 23:03

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His newfound ability to concentrate
他现在能够集中注意力
is largely thanks to a drug called methylphenidate,
多亏了这种叫哌醋甲酯的药
best known to most of us by a brand name - Ritalin.
大家更熟悉的是它的商品名 利他林
It takes about 30-40 minutes for it to work,
大概30到40分钟就能发挥药效
and it's not like Liam suddenly goes docile.
当然也并非利亚姆突然就变温顺
It just basically does have a calming effect on him.
它只是有种镇定的功效
He doesn't seem to be as hyperactive
他不再过度亢奋
on the medication and he is able to sit quietly,
服药期间他可以安静地坐着
be able to focus on things like his homework
可以集中精力在他的作业上
or just, just basically have
或者 只是...
a more normal life, really.
只是过上正常一点的生活
And, as for thousands of other children,
如同对成千上万其他孩子一样
Ritalin has had a remarkable effect on Liam.
利他林对利亚姆非常有效
I feel calm.
我感觉很镇静
I don't feel like excited.
没有觉得很激动
I feel energy because I
我以前觉得精力充沛
can just run around all day if I wanted to
如果我愿意我可以跑一天
but I'm just calm now.
但我现在只是觉得很镇静
And I'm excited as well.
也有点兴奋

重点解释

His newfound ability to concentrate is largely thanks to a drug called methylphenidate,他现在能够集中注意力多亏了这种叫哌醋甲酯的药

thanks to由于;归功于

Thanks to I had tied then the safety belt.

幸亏我当时系上了安全带。

Thanks to your timely intervention.

多亏你及时调停。

he is able to sit quietly,be able to focus on things like his homework他可以安静地坐着可以集中精力在他的作业上

able to能做 ...

I may be able to help you in some way.

我也许可以从某个方面去帮助你。

He was able to cast off such an uninteresting task.

他终于摆脱了这么一项乏味的工作。

focus on集中在

Our policy is to focus on developing these areas.

我们的政策是着眼于把这些地区发展起来。

The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.

噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。

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