So, you see, physical illness can have psychological causes. Now, we just have time to introduce another interesting example of the interaction between the mind and the body, placebos. Placebos—maybe you’ve heard them called sugar pills—are harmless substances, not always sugar, that are used routinely on groups of sick people in experiments. These experiments test the effectiveness of new drugs. One group is given the new drug, the other group is given a placebo, and the results are measured. As you might guess, some of the people who receive the new drug get better. Surprisingly, however, some of the placebo group also get better. Why? Well, it’s an interesting question, one which doctors can’t quite answer. Some of the group may have gotten better on their own, without any treatment at all, but research has shown that the very act of taking a medication that you think will make you better, often does make you feel better. Have you ever taken an aspirin and felt better in five minutes? Aspirin doesn’t work that fast, does it? Basically, if you believe you will get better, sometimes you do. The history of how doctors and healers have used the mind-body connection to cure people is long and interesting, but I see that it’s time to close, so I’ll have to cover this in the next class. You’ll have to hold your questions on this topic till then. Before you go, I have some handouts for you concerning the midterm exams next week.

【生词摘录】

1. interaction: n. [C]相互作用,相互影响 
2. placebo: n. [C]安慰剂  n. harmless substance given as if it were medicine to calm a patient who mistakenly believes he is ill 安慰剂
3. routinely: adv. 日常地,定期地,常规地 
4. act: n. [C]过程,行为
5. medication: n. [C]药物治疗 
6. aspirin: n. [C]阿司匹林
7. healer: n. [C]治疗者
8. cover: v. 涉及,包含
9. handout: n. [C]小册子,传单,讲义 
10.concerning: prep. 关于

文波讲词：

med医治

medicare [‘medi’kεə]                         n.  医疗保险

medical[‘medɪk(ə)l]                         adj.  医疗的—-  ~ services

medicine[‘meds(ə)n; ‘medɪsɪn]                 n.  药物

herb-herbicide   pill  tablet phone phablet

capsule droplet/piglet/cigarette

medicate[‘medɪkeɪt]                         v.  用药治疗

remedy[‘remɪdɪ]                            n.  药物, 补救v.  治疗,补救

take some remedy/ remedy the situation

medication n.药物治疗

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