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How does ADHD medication work?
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Your brain uses dopamine to help decide what's worth paying attention to and what behavior should get a reward.
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In many people with ADHD, this reward system processes dopamine less effectively, making boring or long-term tasks harder to stick with and making it easier to get distracted.
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ADHD drugs like methylphenidate don't create dopamine.
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Instead, they block transporter proteins that usually clean it up from the gaps between brain cells brain cells.
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Amphetamine-based ADHD medications go even further.
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They not only stop transporter proteins from sucking up dopamine, but also make cells start spitting out more.
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Around an hour after taking either type of medication, as more dopamine becomes available, your brain starts getting better at valuing rewards that lie in the future.
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This makes it easier to stick with long-term tasks instead of chasing immediate stimulation.
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Still, ADHD isn't caused by a single chemical and ADHD drugs do have side effects.
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Finding the right treatment can take time and a supportive environment matters a lot too.
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But for many of the 300 million people living with ADHD, the available medications can make everyday life easier by helping them focus and feel more in control.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這段影片共有 12 個句子、202 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:10。 說話人語速自然,每分鐘約 173 個詞,接近日常對話。 只有 79% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞,詞彙難度較高。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 14 個不太常見的單詞,附發音和釋義:

  • medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ (名詞) — 藥物 /藥物. A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
  • reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ (名詞) — 報酬 /報酬, 獎勵 /獎勵. Something of value given in return for an act.
  • everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ (形容詞) — 日常的. Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
  • gap /ɡæp/ (名詞) — 間隙 /間隙. An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.
  • chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ (動詞) — 追逐, 追. To follow at speed.
  • suck /sʌk/ (動詞) — 吸吮, 咂. To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
  • supportive /səˈpɔɹtɪv/ (形容詞) — 支援的. Providing support.
  • bore /boɹ/ (動詞) — 煩擾 /煩擾. To inspire boredom in somebody.
  • spit /spɪt/ (動詞) — 吐痰, 吐. To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
  • distract /dɪˈstɹækt/ (動詞) — 分心. To divert the attention of.
  • stimulation /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ (名詞) — 刺激. A pushing or goading toward action.
  • dopamine /ˈdoʊ.pəˌmin/ (名詞) — 多巴胺. A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
  • amphetamine /æmˈfɛt.ə.miːn/ (名詞) — 安非他明, 安非他命. The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
  • methylphenidate /ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/ (名詞) — 哌甲酯, 哌醋甲酯. A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin

需要注意的發音

  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, stimulation /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • 長單詞——注意重音位置: medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, stimulation /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/, amphetamine /æmˈfɛt.ə.miːn/, methylphenidate /ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/

如何用這段影片練習

  1. 先完整聽一遍影片,不要開口,記下不認識的單詞。
  2. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀,熟練之後再回到正常速度。
  3. 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比,特別注意 medication, reward, everyday 這類單詞。

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構,並附上影片中的原話:

結構影片中的用法
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼,而不是誰做的isn't caused

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