Unit7DrugAbuse课文翻译大学体验英语三.doc

Unit 7 Drug Abuse Passage?A Agony?from?Ecstasy I hear a lot of people talking about Ecstasy, calling it a fun, harmless drug. All I can think is, if they only knew. 　I grew up in a small, rural town in Pennsylvania. Its one of those places where everyone knows your name, what you did, what you ate and so on. I was a straight-A student and one of the popular kids, liked by all the different crowds. Drugs never played a part in my life. They were never a question - I was too involved and focused on other things.  　I always dreamed of moving to New York City to study acting and pursue a career in theater. My dream came true when my mom brought me to the city to attend acting school. As you can imagine, it was quite a change from home. 　I was exposed to new people, new ideas and a completely new way of life - a way of life that exposed me to drugs. Most of the people that I met in the acting school had already been doing drugs for years. I felt that by using drugs, I would become a part of their world and it would deepen my friendships with them to new levels. I tried pot, even a little cocaine, but it was Ecstasy that changed my life forever.  　I remember the feeling I had the first time I did Ecstasy: complete and utter bliss. I could feel the pulse of the universe. It was as if I had unlocked some sort of secret world; it was as if Id found heaven. And I wondered how anything that made you feel so good could possibly be bad. 　As time went by, things changed. I graduated, and began to use drugs, especially Ecstasy, more frequently. As I did, I actually started to look down on those who did not. I surrounded myself only with those who did. I had gone from a girl who never used drugs to a woman who couldnt imagine life without them.  　In five months, I went from a person living somewhat responsibly while pursuing my dream to a person who didnt care about a thing - and the higher I got, the deeper I sank into a dark, lonely place. When I did sleep, I had nightma