纪录片《你喝多了吗》 第39期：对酒精反应强烈的基因

But there's nothing at all. Not at all.

居然什么都没有 完全没有

But of course these are the two extremes.

当然了 这只是两个极端

What do you think you would fall between these two?

你觉得自己在这两端之间什么位置上

I guess I could flip¹ a coin and say in the middle.

我想我可以赌一把说是在中间

Umm... But I know my history... OK.

但是我知道自己的家族史

You could because you are right in the middle.

你可以的 因为你就是在中间位置

Right in the middle see?

正中间 看到了吗

You have some degree of activation²

大脑奖励环路中

this key relay station in the brain reward circuitry.

你有一定的兴奋度

So that has activated³ following the infusion⁴ of alcohol?

就是说它随着酒精的注入而被激活

Absolutely.

正是这样

And look at this... We've got all three.

看看这 三幅图放在一起

So you would place me right in the middle of that continuum?

所以你觉得我在这个连续区间的中间

In fact it's not that I would it's that the numbers would

事实上 这不是我觉得 是这些数据觉得

because this is you.

因为这就是你

Gosh Im Mr Average!

天哪 我是平均值先生

You are the Average Joe.

你是平均值乔先生

If you fall right in the middle in terms of your response to alcohol

如果你对酒精的反应刚好落在平均水平

the likelihood of you having this variant⁵ of the OPRM1 gene⁶

那么你拥有Oprm1基因突变

that makes people perceive alcohol

那个让人对酒精反映更强烈的

much more intensely is very low.

突变的可能性非常低

1 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

2 activation   

n. 激活，催化作用

参考例句：

• A computer controls the activation of an air bag.电脑控制着气囊的启动。

3 activated   

adj. 激活的 动词activate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The canister is filled with activated charcoal.蒸气回收罐中充满了活性炭。

4 infusion   

n.灌输

参考例句：

• Old families need an infusion of new blood from time to time.古老的家族需要不时地注入新鲜血液。
• Careful observation of the infusion site is necessary.必须仔细观察输液部位。

5 variant   

adj.不同的，变异的；n.变体，异体

参考例句：

• We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段，提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
• In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种，是数据驱动的测试。

6 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。