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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20189347
＊新聞標題
Israeli firm's new medical marijuana
＊標題解說
‧看到這個標題，可以預測內文會交待這家以色列公司的名稱和背景
‧Israeli：以色列的（形容詞）Israel：以色列（名詞）
‧marijuana：大麻－嗑藥（名詞），也可拼成 (also marihuana)
a drug (illegal in many countries) made from the dried leaves and
flowers of the hemp plant, which gives the person smoking it a
feeling of being relaxed
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/marijuana
‧medical marijuana：醫療用途的大麻，藥用大麻，也就是大麻的合法使用。
＊內文解析
■ 在武裝守衛下，以色列北部山中一個秘密地點，有個大溫室，裡面一排排的大麻植物，散發出獨特香味。
Under armed guard, at a secret location in the hills of northern Israel, rows of cannabis plants in a large greenhouse give off a sweet, distinctive smell.
‧簡化來看：Under X, at Y, Z give off a sweet, distinctive smell.
用現在式 give off, 增加臨場感，新聞寫法之一，以 故事描述開
頭，吸引讀者。
X= armed guard 武裝守衛
Y= a secret location in the hills of northern Israel
以色列北部山中一個秘密地點
Z＝rows of cannabis plants in a large greenhouse
大溫室裏一排排的大麻植物
（複數型－rows, 所以動詞用give 不加s。）
‧armed：武裝的（形容詞）
involving the use of weapons
an armed robbery (武裝搶劫)
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/armed
‧cannabis：和 marijuana 都是大麻，在許多國家都不合法
a drug made from the dried leaves and flowers or resin of the hemp
plant, which is smoked or eaten and which gives the user a feeling
of being relaxed. Use of the drug is illegal in many countries.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/cannabis
‧greenhouse：溫室（名詞）
‧give off something： 散發某種氣味或熱度，亮光（動詞片語）
to produce something such as a smell, heat, light, etc
The flowers gave off a fragrant perfume.
The fire doesn't seem to be giving off much heat.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/give+off#give_1__131
‧give off a sweet, distinctive smell：散發獨特的香味
‧sweet：在此不是甜，要理解成有香味的（形容詞）
having a pleasant smell
同義詞：fragrant
a sweet-smelling rose
The air was sweet with incense.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/sweet
■ 在附近的加工室，一袋袋烘乾的花蕾和葉子被稱重和裝袋。
In a nearby processing room, bags of dried buds and leaves are weighed and bagged.
‧In X, bags of Y and Z are weighed and bagged.
在 X 這地方，一袋袋的Y 和 Z 被稱重並裝袋。
‧看到 be 動詞 are 後面有 動詞加 ed, weighed and bagged,
要想到 weigh 和 bag 都是動詞。
‧bag：裝袋（動詞）
bag something (up) to put something into bags
The fruit is washed, sorted and bagged at the farm.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/bag_2
■ 一名身著實驗室外套的女子，操作裝置，生產一打打標準尺寸的香煙 。
A woman in a lab coat operates a device producing dozens of ready-made cigarettes.
‧ready-made： 標準尺寸的，並非客製的（形容詞）
made in standard sizes, not to the measurements of a particular customer
a ready-made suit
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/%C2%A0%C2%A0ready+made
■ 在以色列大麻是一種非法藥物，但這個場所被允許在政府許可執照下經營。
Cannabis is an illegal drug in Israel but this facility is allowed to operate under a government licence.
‧facility：場所（名詞）
a place, usually including buildings, used for a particular purpose or activity
the world's largest nuclear waste facility
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/facility
‧government licence：政府許可執照
■ 經營的公司，Tikun Olam，採用有機的方法來種植不同的大麻作為醫療用途。
The company that runs it, Tikun Olam, uses organic methods to grow different kinds of cannabis for medical use.
‧for medical use：作為醫療用途
■ 現在，它已經開發出一種新品種，可以改變該藥物的形象。
Now, it has developed a new strain that could change the image of the drug.
‧strain：菌種，品種（名詞）
a particular type of plant or animal, or of a disease caused by bacteria, etc
a new strain of mosquitoes resistant to the poison
This is only one of the many strains of the disease.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/strain
‧image：形象
the impression that a person, an organization or a product, etc. gives to
the public
His public image is very different from the real person.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/image
■ 它不會給使用者典型的嗑藥亢奮，或讓他們進入「迷幻」狀態 。
It does not give users the characteristic high or get them "stoned".
‧簡化來看：It does not do X or Y.
X= give users the characteristic high
Y＝get them "stoned"
‧characteristic：典型的（形容詞）
‧high：由嗑藥或喝酒引起的亢奮（名詞）
the feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement that somebody
gets after taking some types of drugs
The high lasted all night.
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/high_2
‧get someone stoned：讓某人感到被迷幻
‧stoned：迷迷糊糊吃了迷幻藥的（形容詞）
not behaving or thinking normally because of the effects of a drug such as marijuana or alcohol
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/stoned
■ 精心配種實際上已經移除大麻中稱為THC（四氫大麻酚）的化學成分，該成分有影響心智的的屬性。
Careful cross-breeding has virtually removed the chemical in cannabis known as THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which has psychoactive properties.
‧cross-breed：交叉育種（動詞）
‧psychoactive：藥物影響心智的（形容詞）
(of a drug)affecting the mind
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/psychoactive
■ 相反的，新種的植物有高濃度的另一個主要成份，名為大麻二酚（CBD）是強大抗發炎藥物。
Instead the new plant has a high concentration of another of the main constituents called cannabidiol (CBD), a powerful anti-inflammatory.
‧簡化來看：the new plant has a high concentration of X
X=another of the main constituents called CBD, a powerful anti-inflammatory
‧anti-inflammatory：抗發炎的（形容詞）
＊字彙整理
大麻在以色列的醫療用途，受到矚目，讀此新聞我們學習談論藥用大麻的用語：
‧大麻：marijuana 也可拼成 (also marihuana)，cannabis（名詞）
‧溫室：greenhouse（名詞）
‧散發某種氣味或熱度，亮光：give off something（動詞片語）
give off a sweet, distinctive smell：散發獨特的香味
‧由嗑藥或喝酒引起的亢奮：high（名詞）
‧抗發炎的：anti-inflammatory （形容詞）
‧交叉育種：cross-breed （動詞）
‧菌種，品種：strain（名詞）
The company has developed a new strain.
‧場所：facility （名詞）
‧迷迷糊糊吃了迷幻藥的：stoned（形容詞）
get someone stoned：讓某人感到被迷幻
‧裝袋：bag（動詞）
‧藥物影響心智的：psychoactive（形容詞）
‧政府許可執照：government licence（名詞）
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