不敢開口說英文？那就喝點酒吧！
A beer or a glass of wine can help lower your inhibitions and give your brain a dose of the feel-good chemical, dopamine.
一杯啤酒或紅酒可以幫助你變得不那麼拘束，也可以使大腦分泌令人感到愉悅的化學物質多巴胺。
inhibition(n.)拘束、顧忌、拘謹a dose of~一劑dopamine(n.)多巴胺
And now, a new study has found that a low dose of alcohol can enhance bilingual people’s ability to speak a second language.
而現在有新研究發現，少量的酒精會提升雙語人士說第二語言的能力。
enhance(v.)增強
British and Dutch researchers tested this theory in an experiment, recently published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.
英國和荷蘭的研究者在一項實驗中測試這個理論，成果最近發表在《精神藥理學期刊》。
Participants were 50 native German speakers who were studying at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.
實驗參與者是50位德文母語人士，他們是荷蘭馬斯垂克大學的學生。
participant(n.)參與者;受試者
All of them said that they drank alcohol sometimes, and, because their classes were conducted in Dutch, had passed an exam demonstrating proficiency in the language.
所有的參與者都表示他們有時會喝酒，而且因為他們的課程都是以荷蘭語授課，他們都通過一個能證明他們語言能力的考試。
demonstrate(v.)顯示;證明proficiency(n.)精通、熟練程度
The students were randomly given either alcoholic or a non-alcoholic beverage.
學生們被隨機給與含有酒精或無酒精成份的飲料。
randomly(adv.) 隨機地
The amount of booze varied depending on the person’s weight, but for a 70 kilogram man, it was equivalent to under a pint of beer.
酒精含量根據受試者的體重而調整，體重 70 公斤的男性大約喝下酒1 品脫（460 cc）的啤酒。
booze(n.)(口)酒精;含有酒精的飲料depending on~視…而定be equivalent to 相當於
They were then asked to have a casual, two-minute conversation with an interviewer in Dutch.
實驗參與者接著被要求以荷蘭語和訪談者進行2分鐘隨性的對話。
interviewer(n.)訪談者interviewee(n.)受訪者
The dialogue was recorded, and each participant’s foreign language skills were rated by two native Dutch speakers, who were not aware which people had consumed alcohol.
對話被錄音下來，由荷語母語人士評斷每位參與者的語言能力，這些荷語人士並不知道有哪些人有喝酒。
consume(v.)攝取
Analyzing the results, the researchers found that those who were slightly intoxicated had significantly better observer-ratings for their Dutch language, specifically better pronunciation and fluency.
研究者們分析實驗結果發現，稍微酒醉的受試者的評分結果明顯比較好，特別是發音和流暢度。
slightly(adv.)稍微;有點intoxicated(adj.)酒醉的=drunksignificantly(adv.)顯著地;明顯的
Ratings for grammar, vocabulary and argumentation were similar between groups.
在文法、字彙和論述方面，實驗組和對照組的分數都差不多。
argumentation(n.)論述experiment group實驗組control group對照組
The researchers say it is likely that a low-to-moderate dose of alcohol “reduces language anxiety” and therefore increases proficiency.
研究者說少量到適量的酒精可能「減輕了語言焦慮」，因而提升語言能力。
moderate(adj.)適度的;中等的
The authors also point out that the dose of alcohol tested in the study was low, and that higher levels of consumption might have opposite effects on fluency and can even lead to slurred speech.
研究者也指出，這項研究的受試者喝下的酒精量很低，攝取更多酒精可能會對口說流暢度產生反效果，甚至造成口齒不清。
have an effect on~對…造成影響slurred(adj.)含糊的、口齒不輕的