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Recording Three
錄音三
Sometimes when you take a common drug, you may have a side effect.
有時你服用普通的藥物，可能會有副作用。
That is, the drug may cause some effect other than its intended one.
那是指，藥物可能產生預期外的其他效果。
When these side effects occur, they are called "adverse reactions".
副作用出現時，它們被稱為不良反應。
Whenever you have an adverse reaction, you should stop taking the drug right away.
你只要發生了不良反應，就應當立刻停止服藥。
Ask your pharmacist whether he can suggest a drug that will relieve the symptoms but that will not cause the adverse reaction.
問問你的藥劑師能否建議一種藥既緩解癥狀，又不會造成不良反應。
If an adverse reaction to a drug is serious, consult your doctor for advice at once.
如果對藥物的不良反應很嚴重，立即找醫生咨詢建議。
Drugs that are safe in the dosage stated on the label may be very dangerous in large doses.
服用標簽上的劑量很安全，但大量服用就可能很危險。
For example, aspirin is seldom thought of as dangerous, but there are many reports of accidental poisoning of young children who take too many aspirin pills, as well as the possible development of Reye's syndrome in children with the flu.
例如，人們很少認為阿司匹林存在危險，但是，兒童服用過多阿司匹林而意外中毒的報道有很多，而且患有流感的兒童可能會得瑞氏綜合癥。
In adults, excessive use of some painkilling drugs may cause severe kidney damage.
對于成年人，過度服用某些止痛藥可能導致嚴重的腎損傷。
Some drugs for relief of stomach upsets, when taken in excess, can perhaps cause serious digestive problems.
緩解消化不良的某些藥若服用過多，消化系統就可能出現嚴重問題。
You should never use any over-the-counter drug on a regular, continued basis, or in large quantities, except on your doctor's advice.
除非遵從醫囑，你絕不應該長期連續地服用非處方藥，也絕不能大量服用。
You could be suffering from a serious illness that needs a doctor's care.
否則你可能罹患某種嚴重疾病，需要醫生治療了。
Each drug you take not only acts on the body but may also alter the effect of any other drug you are taking.
你服用的每一種藥不但作用于人體，同樣會改變所服其他藥物的效果。
Sometimes this can cause dangerous or even fatal reactions.
有時會造成危險，甚至危及生命。
For example, aspirin increases the blood-thinning effects of drugs given to patients with heart disease.
舉個例子，心臟病患者服用血液稀釋藥物，而阿司匹林會增強該藥的效力。
Therefore, a patient who has been taking such a drug may risk bleeding if he or she uses aspirin for a headache.
因此，如果患者服用了該藥，又服用阿司匹林治頭痛，就可能導致出血。
Before using several drugs together you should ask your doctor and follow his advice.
要想同時服用多種藥物，你應該先找醫生咨詢，并遵循他的建議。
Your pharmacist can tell you whether certain drugs can safely be taken together.
藥劑師能告訴你某些藥物一同服用是否安全。
Alcohol may increase the effect of a drug—sleeping pills combine with alcohol to produce a sleepy feeling.
酒精可能會增強某些藥物的效力，酒精加安眠藥會讓你感到困倦。
When taking any drug, you should ask your doctor whether drinking alcohol could be dangerous in combination with the medicine.
服用某藥時，你應當咨詢醫生是否服藥期間飲酒會造成危險。
Experts believe there is a relationship between adult abuse of legitimate medicines and the drug culture that has swept our country.
專家認為美國成年人對合法藥物的濫用與席卷全國的吸毒文化存在關聯。
You can do your share to reduce the chances that your children will become part of the drug culture by treating all medicines with respect.
你可以做好分內之事，謹慎對待所有藥物，以此避免你的孩子成為吸毒文化的一員。
Always let your children know that medicines and drugs should not be used carelessly.
永遠要讓孩子明白藥物的使用馬虎不得。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
請根據你剛剛聽到的對話回答問題23至問題25。
23. What does the speaker say you should do when you have an adverse reaction?
問題23：根據說話者，發生不良反應時你應當做什么？
24. What does the speaker say about alcohol drinking?
問題24：說話者關于飲酒談了些什么？
25. What does the speaker call on parents to do at the end of the talk?
問題25：錄音最后說話者呼吁家長做什么？
