纪录片《药物依赖》 第41期：没病也吃药

For some, this widening of the net is just

对一些人来说 受众范围的扩大

symptomatic of the way the pharmaceutical¹ industry is moving.

正代表了医药工业的前进方向

From about 20 years ago or so,

大约在二十年前

they moved from trying to produce drugs

他们开始从研发针对特定疾病的药物

that treated real illnesses to drugs that treated risk factors.

转向预防疾病的药物

Even those who soundly believe in the

即使是一些坚信抑制素疗效的人

benefits of statins are wary² of how medicine is changing.

也对医疗产业的快速变化持谨慎态度

In decades gone by, you would be assessed by your doctor.

过去的几十年里 你的病情由医生诊断

You'd tell him your symptoms,

你告诉他你的症状

he'd do the examinations, he'd do the lab tests

他会做检查 做相关测试

and then you'd get the prescription³ and only then,

然后你才会得到处方

whereas now the idea seems to

但现在的理念成了

be that "You're alive, you're breathing, you're 52".

只要你活着 你到了一定年纪

You'd better start taking

你最好就要开始吃抑制素

the statins to lower your cholesterol⁴ level,

来降低胆固醇含量

"Not because it's good for you but because

不是因为这对你有好处

it's good for everybody and you are part of everybody."

而是对所有人都有好处 你也在其中

Now that must be a drug company's dream,

这一定是制药公司的梦想

because if you've got a

因为如果你有一种药物

pill that's not designed to treat sick people

其受众并不是患病的人群

but a pill that's designed for everybody,

而是所有人

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 wary   

adj.谨慎的，机警的，小心的

参考例句：

• He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
• Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头，突然警惕起来。

3 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

4 cholesterol   

n.（U）胆固醇

参考例句：

• There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
• They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。