纪录片《药物依赖》 第3期：葛兰素史克

This is a temple to modern science -

这是现代科学的一座神殿

the pharmaceutical¹ labs at GSK.

葛兰素史克公司的制药实验室

But modern drug discovery relies

但现代药品的发现

more on an automated² lottery³ than careful design.

更依赖于运气而不是精心的设计

This store of chemical compounds

这个化合物仓库

is the company's crown jewels.

就是公司的核心所在

This is where their new drugs come from.

这就是新药物的来源地

In here is a library of

这里是超过两百万的

over two million nameless chemical compounds.

未命名化合物的仓库

The scientists know very little about them.

科学家们对它们了解甚少

They could be highly toxic⁴,

它们可能有剧毒

or they could be harbouring a life-saving drug.

也可能是治病救人的良药

It really is trying to find a needle in a haystack.

这实际上是海底捞针

It is about getting the samples out,

我们需要取出样品

processing them, screening them

进行加工 筛选

and hoping we find that that chemical compound

希望能发现一种化合物

that is active against those disease areas.

能够对某种疾病有效

1 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

2 automated   

a.自动化的

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。

3 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

4 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。