纪录片《药物依赖》 第43期：吃药就像喝威士忌

If it keeps me healthier than I

如果吃药能使我更健康

would otherwise be, and hopefully mentally alert¹,

头脑更灵活

then, you know, it's doing its job

那它就起到功效

and thank you very much.

我就不胜感激了

I believe in my heart that it's not good.

但我内心认为药物是不好的

I don't think it's a good thing.

我觉得吃药不是件好事情

We're not meant to take them.

我们不该服用药物

In the old days, they didn't take them. They just died, you know.

过去的人们从不吃药 他们顺其自然

I don't like it but I... I am...

我不喜欢吃药 但是 我

It's part of my life.

这是我生活的一部分

It is my life, actually.

实际上 这就是我全部的生活

Millions of people turn

数百万人每天靠服药

to pills every day to prolong² their lives,

来延长他们的生命

but there are some who believe medicine

但也有些人 比如约翰·斯图尔特

could also be used to bring it to an end, like John Stuwart.

认为药物能用来结束他们的生命

If there was such a thing as a simple pill that you could take,

如果世上有如此简单的药物

preferably with a large Scotch³,

配上一大杯苏格兰威士忌服下

and go to sleep and not wake up,

就能让你长睡不醒

a lot of people would prefer that,

不知多少人想要得到这样的机会

in fact would leap at the chance.

利用这样的机会

1 alert   

adj.机警的，活泼的，机灵的；vt.使...警觉

参考例句：

• Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals.驾驶员必须密切注意交通信号。
• The rabbIt'seems to be very alert all its life.兔子似乎一生都小心翼翼，十分警觉。

2 prolong   

vt.延长，拉长，拖延

参考例句：

• He has decided to prolong his visit through the weekend.他已决定把他的访问延长到过完周末。
• People have all along been seeking to prolong life.人们一直在寻求长寿之道。

3 scotch   

n.伤口，刻痕；苏格兰威士忌酒；v.粉碎，消灭，阻止；adj.苏格兰(人)的

参考例句：

• Facts will eventually scotch these rumours.这种谣言在事实面前将不攻自破。
• Italy was full of fine views and virtually empty of Scotch whiskey.意大利多的是美景，真正缺的是苏格兰威士忌。