纪录片《你喝多了吗》 第46期：一开始就变酒鬼

An alcoholic¹ isnt just created overnight.

酒鬼不是一夜间产生的

It seems to take years of subtle incremental² changes.

酒量似乎是在数年间悄悄的增加

That was really what happened in the case of my father.

我父亲的情况就是如此

Changes occurred gradually over time.

变化是随着时间的流逝逐渐发生的

His drinking became more and more intensive

他喝的酒越来越多 越来越集中

and sustained and problematic.

持续 麻烦也越来越多

No-one sets out to be an alcoholic

没有人一开始就想变成酒鬼

and he certainly didnt.

他当然也不会

It just happened.

但一切还是发生了

Alcohol is SUCH a dangerous drug.

酒精是如此危险的毒品

Already 7% of UK adults are showing signs of dependency

已经有7%的英国人表现出酒精依赖迹象

and in less than a decade

并且在不到10年的时间里

the number of us going to hospital because of drink

我们由于酗酒而被送进医院的人数

has gone up 70%.

已经上升了70%

So should we even drink at all?

那么我们究竟是否应该喝酒

A colleague of mine has come up with a seriously radical³ idea.

我的一个同事提出了一个激进的主意

He wants to eliminate alcohol to design an alternative drug

他想设计一种替代药物 以便根除酒精

1 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

2 incremental   

adj.增加的

参考例句：

• For logic devices, the incremental current gain is very important. 对于逻辑器件来说，提高电流增益是非常重要的。 来自辞典例句
• By using an incremental approach, the problems involving material or geometric nonlinearity have been solved. 借应用一种增量方法，已经解决了包括材料的或几何的非线性问题。 来自辞典例句

3 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。