纪录片《你喝多了吗》 第46期：一开始就变酒鬼（在线收听）

An alcoholic isnt just created overnight.

酒鬼不是一夜间产生的

It seems to take years of subtle incremental 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 radical 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