生病了就要吃药有木有？吃药前要看说明书有木有？有的人记不住有木有？我们的Don就因为自己的不仔细栽了个大跟头了！

今天我们一起来谈谈关于吃药的不能不说的秘密……

Black Tongues and Stomach Aches
黑舌头与胃痛
Don:Oh, no, Yaël, I think I'm having a medical emergency. Quick! Call an ambulance.
Don:我的天呐，Y，我想我是染上什么急病啦！赶快！叫救护车！
Yaël:A medical emergency, Don? Are you sure? You look fine to me!
Yaël:急病？你确定？你看起来气色不错啊！
D:But I'm not. This morning, I had a terrible stomach ache. And now, now look at my tongue. Oh, it's all black. Surely, I'm dying, and you don't even care!
D:我不觉得我很好啊。今天早上我胃疼得特别厉害。可现在……现在，你看我的舌头。整个舌头都是黑的！好吧，我都要死了，你一点也不关心我！
Y:Relax, Don! Of course I care. But you really dying?
Y:Don，别太紧张好不好！我绝对是关心你的，但你确定你就要“去”了？
D:But my tongue...
D:可我的舌头……
Y:I can tell you exactly what the problem is!
Y:我可以告诉你你的舌头究竟是怎么回事！
D:You can? But you are not a doctor!
D:你？可你并不是医生啊！
Y:But I do read the contrary indications before taking medicine.
Y:但是我每次吃药之前都会看说明书，看服药后会有什么副作用。
D:Un-huh!
D:嗯哼！
Y:You said you had a stomachache, right? And I'll bet you 5 dollars that you have took some Pepto Bismol for it?
Y:你说你胃痛，对吧？我和你赌5美元，你是不是服用了碱式水杨酸铋口服混悬液？
D:Wow! You must be psychic. How do you know?
D:神啦！你怎么知道的呢？
Y:Well, the active ingredient in Pepto Bismol is a compound called bismuth subsalicylate.
Y:碱式水杨酸铋中的有效成分为一种叫做碱式水杨酸盐的化合物。
D:Bismuth subsalicylate, so?
D:碱式水杨酸盐，所以说？
Y:This compound has anti-diarrheal, anti-bacterial, and antacid effect on the digestive tract.
Y:这种化合物作用于消化道，具有抗腹泻、抗菌以及解酸的作用。
D:Which is why Pepto helps with stomach discomfort.
D:这就是为什么碱式水杨酸铋能缓解胃部不适。
Y:Right, but the thing is, when the bismuth combines with the trace amounts of sulfur in your saliva and in your gastrointestinal tract, it reacts to form a black substance called bismuth sulfide.
Y:嗯。但是，铋与唾液和胃肠道中微量的硫作用会生成一种黑色的物质——硫化铋。
D:Bismuth sulfide, sounds dangerous!
D:硫化铋，听起来都觉得很危险！
Y:It isn't. But that's where the discoloration on your tongue comes from. And bismuth sulfide can also temporarily darken the stool. It's a common enough side-effect that it's listed in the package information, which you really should get in the habit of reading.
Y:这倒不是。但硫化铋就是将你的舌头变黑的罪魁祸首。而且，硫化铋还会使排泄物变黑。这是很常见的一种副作用，药品的包装盒上就列出来了的。所以啊，在吃药前一定要养成看说明的好习惯。放心了吧，要不了几天就恢复正常了。
In a couple of days everything will back to normal.

D:Yaël, you saved my life.
D:Yaël，你救了我一命啊。
Y:Not really...
Y:怎么会……