纪录片《药物依赖》 第36期：越好的抗生素作用越小

The thing about antibiotics²

抗生素的特别之处在于

is that they're not like any other drug,

它不像其他的药物

that every other drug you take is for you and your body.

其他的药物都是作用于人体

The antibiotics are not for you at all.

而抗生素却完全不是

They're aimed at the bugs³,

它们作用于病原

and in fact, the better the antibiotic¹,

实际上 越好的抗生素

the less effect it has on you.

对人体的作用就越少

But for Dr Gant's patient, Kathleen,

但对于甘特医生的病人凯瑟琳来说

these risks are far outweighed⁴ by their life-saving potential.

相比其风险 它能救命是最重要的

Hi there!

你好

Hi, I've come to see how you are today.

我来看看你怎么样

Well, I feel a lot better today.

我今天觉得好多了

Fantastic, fantastic. In what way?

很好 很好 哪些方面有好转呢

I just feel more, erm, alert.

我觉得清醒很多

Getting back to normal, sort of thing.

身体渐渐恢复 差不多这样吧

The last one Dr Gant had left worked.

甘特医生的最后一根救命稻草起效了

In this lady's condition,

照这位女士的情况来看

'she would have probably had less than 10% chance of surviving'

如果我们没有对她使用抗生素

had we not had an antibiotic to treat her infection,

她存活的几率可能还不到百分之十

which is extraordinary,

现在来说是个不同寻常的

and that is close to a miracle.

近乎奇迹的效果

1 antibiotic   

adj.抗菌的；n.抗生素

参考例句：

• The doctor said that I should take some antibiotic.医生说我应该服些用抗生素。
• Antibiotic can be used against infection.抗菌素可以用来防止感染。

2 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。

3 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 outweighed   

v.在重量上超过( outweigh的过去式和过去分词 )；在重要性或价值方面超过

参考例句：

• This boxer outweighed by his opponent 20 pounds. 这个拳击选手体重比他的对手重20磅。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She outweighed me by ten pounds, and sometimes she knocked me down. 她的体重超过我十磅，有时竟把我撞倒。 来自百科语句