ESL Podcast 906 – Using Illegal Drugs

 　　Nancy: So, what do you think?

　　Ron: Uh, that was interesting.

　　Nancy: That’s all you have to say? I spent six months making this anti- drug film to show students in schools to try and deter² illegal drug use.

　　Ron: Well, I’m not sure if it gets the point across.

　　Nancy: What do you mean? I show footage of people using hardcore drugs.

　　Ron: That’s just it. You start by showing people smoking pot, making the point that it’s a gateway³ drug, and then showing addicts⁴ popping pills, shooting up heroine, and snorting and freebasing cocaine⁵.

　　Nancy: I’m trying to show the downhill spiral that results from illegal drug use.

　　Ron: But considering how incredibly explicit⁶ the film is, I’m afraid that teachers might mistake it for some other type of film.

　　Nancy: What do you mean? What type of film?

　　Ron: Well, instead of an anti- drug educational film, it seems more instructional. If kids don’t know how to use illegal drugs before, they will after watching this film!

1 anti-   

pref.[前缀]表示反抗，排斥

参考例句：

• The car has many safety features,including anti - skid braking.这车配有许多特别安全装置，包括防滑制动器。
• The anti-aircraft units opened fire and hit two of the enemy planes.防空部队开炮，击中了两架敌机。

2 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

3 gateway   

n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法

参考例句：

• Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
• A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。

4 addicts   

有…瘾的人( addict的名词复数 )； 入迷的人

参考例句：

• a unit for rehabilitating drug addicts 帮助吸毒者恢复正常生活的机构
• There is counseling to help Internet addicts?even online. 有咨询机构帮助网络沉迷者。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

5 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

6 explicit   

adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的

参考例句：

• She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
• He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。