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高考英语外刊时文精读精练(30)

Unravellingthemysteryofautobrewerysyndrome

解开“自动酿酒综合症”之谜

【外刊导读】

国外一项研究发现，有些人患有一种罕见病，在滴酒未沾的情况下也会“醉酒”，

甚至会出现“大脑断片”的情况。患者往往会出现胃痛、腹胀、昏迷等酒后反应，身

边的人也会误以为他们喝醉了，但实际上他们根本没有饮酒。这是一种什么样的病？

【外刊原文】（斜体单词为超纲词汇，认识即可；下划线单词为课标词汇，需熟记。）

Itwouldhappentwotothreetimesaweek.NickCarsonwouldstartslurringhiswordsandthen

becomeprogressivelylesssteadyonhisfeet.Hisconversationswouldgoaroundincirclesand

eventuallyhewouldcollapseintoadeepsleep.Thefather-of-twowasshowingallthesignsofbeing

drunk.ExceptCarsonhadntconsumedanyalcohol.

recalltheeventsoftheseepisodesinafoggywaythenextdidnothaveacluewhatwas

EventuallyCarsonandhiswifefoundtheintoxicationandothersymptomsseemedtobe

triggeredaftereatingmealsthatwerehighincarbohydrates,suchaspotatoes.Aftermultiplevisits

todoctorsandnutritionists,CarsonwasdiagnosedwitharareconditioncalledAuto-Brewery

Syndrome.

Auto-BrewerySyndrome(ABS),isalargelymysteriousconditionthatraisesthelevelsof

alcoholinthebloodandproducesthesymptomsofalcoholintoxicationinpatients,evenwhenthey

havehadminimalornoalcoholintake.Itcanleadthemtofailbreathalysertests,andbringssocial

andlegalconsequencesforsufferers.

Butthisunusualphenomenonisalsohighlycontroversial,notleastbecauseitsexactcauseis

stillpoorlyunderstood.

Onesuggestedmechanismunderlyingtheconditionrevolvesaroundimbalancesingut

microbes,whichleadtoovergrowthofcertainmicrobesthatlater,underparticularconditions,

fermentahigh-carbohydratemealintoalcohol.Butwhatmightbetriggeringth