纪录片《饮食变迁》 第28期:使人变胖的研究

Fen-Phen seems to have caused a rare but lethal¹ side-effect.

芬-芬似乎有种罕见但致命的副作用

The blood vessels² that go to Carla's

连接到卡拉肺部的血管

lungs have constricted³ and her heart is now failing.

已经狭窄了 并且她的心脏现在很虚弱

Primary pulmonary hypertension, or PPH,

早期肺动脉高血压 又叫PPH

has now damaged all of Carla's internal organs.

现在损害了卡拉的所有内脏器官

The search for a wonder drug to

对治疗肥胖的神奇药物

cure obesity⁴ clearly wasn't at an end.

所进行的探索 无疑并没有就此结束

But the seeds to our modern understanding

但我们现在对肥胖诱因的理解

of the causes of obesity were actually planted 40 years ago.

其实源于40年前

In a little-known study from an era

在现代道德委员会出现前的时代

before the modern ethics⁵ committee,

进行过的鲜为人知的研究

scientists took a completely different approach to the problem.

科学家对这一难题采用了全然不同的方式

They didn't examine fat people,

他们没有去调查肥胖人群

but concentrated on thin ones instead.

而是把注意力集中在瘦人身上

In 1967, the inmates⁶ of a Vermont state

1967年 医学研究人员

prison were approached by medical researcher

伊森·西姆斯对佛蒙特州监狱的囚犯

Ethan sims to take part in a unique experiment.

进行了一项独一无二的实验

He wanted to find out about the hormonal⁷ changes in our bodies

他想研究当我们变得异常肥胖时

when we become seriously overweight.

我们身体里的荷尔蒙会有怎样的改变

And in order to study that,

为了进行这项研究

he needed to take a group of people and make them fat. Very fat.

他需要选择一组人并把他们变胖 相当之胖

1 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

2 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 constricted   

adj.抑制的，约束的

参考例句：

• Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard. 她喉咙发紧，使劲地咽了一下唾沫。
• The tight collar constricted his neck. 紧领子勒着他的脖子。

4 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

5 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

6 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 hormonal   

adj.激素的

参考例句：

• Some viral diseases are more severe during pregnancy, probably tecause of hormonal changes. 有些病毒病在妊娠期间比较严重，可能是由于激素变化引起的。
• She underwent surgical intervention and a subsequent short period of hormonal therapy. 他接受外科手术及随后短暂荷尔蒙治疗。