时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:Scientific American(十二)月


英语课

It’s the season for celebrating – and many of those celebrations include imbibing 1 alcohol. Which sometimes leaves us the next morning with uncomfortable reminders 2 of our excesses. But does what we drink—say bourbon versus 3 vodka—make a difference? Apparently 4 so, according to a study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.


Researchers enlisted 5 95 volunteers. Their sleep patterns were measured to make sure that lack of rest didn’t distort the results. Those who got drunk on bourbon reported worse hangovers—headaches, nausea 6 and general discomfort 7. And they performed worse on tasks that required careful attention for decision-making. They didn’t sleep any worse than vodka drinkers, though.


Here’s why bourbon might hurt more: many alcoholic 8 beverages 9 contain byproducts of fermentation called congeners, complex organic compounds that in large doses can have toxic 10 effects. And darker distilled 11 drinks and wines generally have more of these congeners than do lighter 12 ones. Bourbon, in fact, has 37 times more than vodka does. Which, the researchers note, may add to the hangover effect. So if you’re worried about a dark hangover cloud in the morning, maybe stick to lighter drinks tonight.


—Cynthia Graber


 



1 imbibing
v.吸收( imbibe的现在分词 );喝;吸取;吸气
  • It was not long before the imbibing began to tell. 很快,喝酒喝得有效果了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • The soil expands upon imbibing water. 土壤会由于吸水而膨胀。 来自辞典例句
2 reminders
n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 );提醒…的东西;(告知该做某事的)通知单;提示信
  • The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
  • The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。
3 versus
prep.以…为对手,对;与…相比之下
  • The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
  • The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。
4 apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
5 enlisted
adj.应募入伍的v.(使)入伍, (使)参军( enlist的过去式和过去分词 );获得(帮助或支持)
  • enlisted men and women 男兵和女兵
  • He enlisted with the air force to fight against the enemy. 他应募加入空军对敌作战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 nausea
n.作呕,恶心;极端的憎恶(或厌恶)
  • Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕期常有恶心的现象。
  • He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。
7 discomfort
n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便
  • One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
  • She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。
8 alcoholic
adj.(含)酒精的,由酒精引起的;n.酗酒者
  • The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
  • Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。
9 beverages
n.饮料( beverage的名词复数 )
  • laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 控制酒类销售的法规
  • regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 含酒精饮料的销售管理条例
10 toxic
adj.有毒的,因中毒引起的
  • The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
  • There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。
11 distilled
adj.由蒸馏得来的v.蒸馏( distil的过去式和过去分词 );从…提取精华
  • The televised interview was distilled from 16 hours of film. 那次电视采访是从16个小时的影片中选出的精华。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Gasoline is distilled from crude oil. 汽油是从原油中提炼出来的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 lighter
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级
  • The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色,色调明朗了一些。
  • The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。
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学英语单词
account payable to affiliated company
actualise
adenocorticotropic hormone (acth)
akron
Amsterdam-Rijn Kan.
amylohemicellulose
answering supervisory relay
awkward cargo
Beariz
beestie
blocking circuit
boisseau
castle in the sky
casuarina cockatoos
cathodochromic storage tube
Changxing
characteristic Roentgen ray
checking sum
closed orthogonal system
copper rich matrix
coriolopsis neaniscus
crushed
daulat yar
deep-bodied anchovy
dietal
DLTU
drain hole
dressing (of minerals)
eudaemonist
exagray
f.m
fine grain
fixed capital formation
flag-lowering
for the residue
generation-x
give sb. beans
haysom
hiberdate
hot cakes
hot spot indicator
insulating pin
intersubstitutable
Iris typhifolia
Italianicity
life lesson
maclaverty
make himself cheap
Malay fowl
maxillary area
Meyer Guggenheim
microcommand language
Minas, Sa.de las
minimum discernible signal (mds)
mint snap
monoptic
noncondensable-gas
nonhypertensive
nonlinear detector
orthophoto method
para-methoxybenzaldehyde
pedaliaceaes
Pluck Point
power angle
prepyloric
preset instrument
quality target
quality transplants
ravenhills
ravensduck
raw glycerine
recarry
receipt for borrowed money
recurarization
reedliker
Roger de Coverley
rossmoor
sabri
sapremia
saturation curve
seleniovanadium
Shilovka
single-screen
speed of spindle
splanchnectopia
st. vincent c.
starboard wing
student hostel
synchysites
taliesins
Tenille
tomography
ttct
tussock bellflowers
two-dimensional drag
vacabonds
vegetable isinglass
vertical triangulation
vode
wellformed
windmill palm
Zachepylivka