纪录片《彻底隔离》 第06期 受试者们的不安（1）

Now, once again, normal, healthy people will be subjected to sensory¹ deprivation².

时至今日，再一次地，科学家将试图隔离健康正常人的感官知觉。

I feel it's a bit of a paradox³.

我的心情有点矛盾。

I feel very safe and very insecure at the same time.

既觉得安全又感到非常不自在。

I'm Adam. Just before I start, I've got four cats. Any of you got cats at home?

我是亚当。开始之前我养了四只猫。你们谁家里有猫？

Adam is a stand-up comedian⁴.

亚当是位剧场喜剧演员。

If you're sick of being covered in cat hair, get some Sellotape and wrap it round your cat.

如果你讨厌身上到处是猫毛，买些透明胶带把你的猫都缠起来。

The buzz of having a packed room roaring at everything

在一个挤满人的小剧场里，

you're saying for an hour solid is, I suppose, the best feeling...

能整个小时地把观众逗得哈哈大笑，这种感觉非常幸福。

It's better than sex, which just probably shows how bad I am at sex.

比性爱还好，可能是我床上功夫不怎么地的缘故吧。

He leads a life of constant stimulation⁵ and fears the solitude⁶ of the dark room.

他的生活充满刺激，因而惧怕独处暗室。

When I think about this, I'm terrified. I think people could go mad.

当我想到这时心里一阵寒颤。我想人可能会发疯。

I don't mean mad, mad permanently⁷, but just, you know...

我不是说得精神病，只是，这样说吧...

If I get to a stage where I'm freaking out, what if I start smashing things up?

如果我在舞台上突然发了疯，不由自主开始砸东西怎么办？

1 sensory   

adj.知觉的，感觉的，知觉器官的

参考例句：

• Human powers of sensory discrimination are limited.人类感官分辨能力有限。
• The sensory system may undergo long-term adaptation in alien environments.感觉系统对陌生的环境可能经过长时期才能适应。

2 deprivation   

n.匮乏；丧失；夺去，贫困

参考例句：

• Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous.多实验都证实了睡眠被剥夺是危险的。
• Missing the holiday was a great deprivation.错过假日是极大的损失。

3 paradox   

n.似乎矛盾却正确的说法；自相矛盾的人(物)

参考例句：

• The story contains many levels of paradox.这个故事存在多重悖论。
• The paradox is that Japan does need serious education reform.矛盾的地方是日本确实需要教育改革。

4 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

5 stimulation   

n.刺激，激励，鼓舞

参考例句：

• The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
• You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。

6 solitude   

n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方

参考例句：

• People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
• They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。

7 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。