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With an estimated 2 million pills being smuggled into the US every day

and one -third of students at universities like Stanford saying they've tried it, MDMA, or MOLLY, has become a popular drug of choice.

But what exactly is it and how does it affect your body?

Scientifically known as 3 ,4 -methylene -dioxy and methyl amphetamine,

MDMA is usually taken in pill form and supposed to be composed of the pure chemical. or caffeine.

In its pure form, MDMA affects the neurotransmitters in your brain.

Neurotransmitters are chemicals in your body which relay messages while also controlling things such as reflexes, emotion, and memory.

In particular, the neurotransmitter called serotonin controls appetite, sleep, memory, learning, and in this case, mood.

When something really great happens in your life, say you fall in love, there's an increase in the release of serotonin from nerve cells, which ultimately stimulates your body and makes you feel happy.

And it just so happens These same cells are triggered to release enormous amounts of serotonin,

along with other neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine, which trigger even more electrochemical firing in the brain.

This change creates the intense experience of happiness, feeling social, increased empathy, and the inability to sleep, which is likely why it's such a popular party drug.

These feelings generally last around 3 -8 hours, as your brain cells naturally work to reuptake the serotonin and have it chemically destroyed.

destroys more than usual.

This means when your brain function is back in its "normal" state, there is less serotonin available to bind to your receptors and make you feel good with normal events.

This can also lead to a fairly severe hangover with side effects such as negative mood, spouts of depression, irritability and feeling extra tired.

Despite the negative effects, MDMA is being studied as a potential therapy for post -traumatic stress disorder and anxiety.

PTSD patients generally have a decrease in brain communication between the amygdala and the hippocampus, but MDMA is being studied as a potential therapy for post -traumatic stress disorder and anxiety.

PTSD patients generally have a decrease in brain communication between the amygdala

and the hippocamp MRI analysis has shown that MDMA actually increases the communication in these regions.

However, this treatment remains fairly controversial as studies on rats

and monkeys have shown

that even small amounts of MDMA can not only destroy the endings of brain cells involved in the release of serotonin, but potentially cause permanent brain damage.

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在本節課中，您將通過收聽和跟讀一段關於MDMA（亞甲二氧基甲基安非他命）對大腦影響的科學影片，練習您的英語聽力和口語。通過影子跟讀（英語影子跟讀）的方式，您將提高對複雜句子結構的理解能力，以及在實際對話中使用專業詞彙的能力。這將有助於您在雅思口語練習中表現得更加自信和流暢。

關鍵詞彙與短語

神經遞質 (neurotransmitters) - 控制大腦訊號傳遞的化學物質。
多巴胺 (dopamine) - 一種與快樂感和獎勵系統相關的神經遞質。
情緒 (mood) - 心理狀態的表現。
焦慮症 (anxiety) - 情感障礙的一種，表現為過度擔憂或緊張。
創傷後應激障礙 (PTSD) - 經歷創傷事件後可能出現的一系列心理症狀。
藥物治療 (therapy) - 通過藥物來緩解或治療心理疾病的方法。
快感 (pleasure) - 被愉悅或快樂的感覺。

練習技巧

在進行影子跟讀練習時，您可以遵循以下幾點建議，以便有效提高英語韻律和發音：

慢速跟讀：首先，以較慢的速度播放影片，並嘗試恢復影片中的句子，確保每個詞的發音都準確。慢慢增強您的自信心，並影響您的英語發音。
重複多次：對於困難的句子，您可以迴圈播放，將其分成小部分逐句進行跟讀。這將幫助您掌握語調和節奏。
關注語調：在模仿說話者的同時，注意他們的語調變化。這將有助於您在雅思口語練習中擁有更好的表述能力。
配合肢體語言：在跟讀過程中，嘗試使用肢體語言來加強您的理解。這不僅可以提高您的學習興趣，還能增強對內容的記憶。
自我反饋：錄製自己的跟讀，並與原音進行比較。分析差異，進一步調整自己的發音，提升整體口語技能。

通過這些練習技巧，您不僅能夠提高英語發音，還能在實際交流中增強自信，給他人留下深刻印象。無論是學習新的專業詞彙，還是在日常對話中運用流暢的英語，這些都是您前進的墊腳石。

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	being smuggled · is usually taken · are triggered
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	they've tried · has shown · have shown

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跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。

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練習技巧

影片中的語法

什麼是跟讀法？