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2003追試 Q3B2

The word “drug” means anything
「ドラッグ」という言葉は、何かを意味する
{that, even in small amounts,
ほんの少量でも
produces changes
変化を引き起こす
in the body, the mind, or both}.
体や精神、あるいはその両方に

「ドラッグ」という言葉は、ほんの少量でも、体や精神、あるいはその両方に変化を引き起こすものならなんでも指す。

amount 「量」

The word “drug” means anything that, even in small amounts, produces changes in the body, the mind, or both.

This definition, however,
しかしこの定義は
does not clearly separate drugs
ドラッグを明確に分けない
from <what we usually think of
私たちが通常思うものから
as food>.
食品として

しかし、この定義では私たちが通常は食品と考えているものとドラッグ (薬品)とを明快に区別できない。

definition 「定義」
separate O from O 「Oを~から分ける」
think of 「思いつく」

This definition, however, does not clearly separate drugs from what we usually think of as food.

[29]

It can be any of the three,
それは3つのいずれにもなりうる
depending on <how we use it>.
それをどう使うか次第で

それはどのように用いるかによって、3つのいずれにでもなりうる。

depend on 「~次第である」

It can be any of the three, depending on how we use it.

A.
All drugs become poisons
あらゆる薬品は毒になる
in large amounts,
大量に使うと
and many poisons are useful drugs
そして多くの毒物は有効な薬品になる
in carefully controlled amounts.
慎重に調整された量では

薬品というものはすべて大量に使うと毒になるし、毒物の多くは量を注意深く調整すれば有効な薬品になる。

poison 「毒」

All drugs become poisons in large amounts, and many poisons are useful drugs in carefully controlled amounts.

B.
Is alcohol, for instance,
たとえばアルコールは
a food, a drug, or a poison?
食品なのか薬品なのか、それとも毒なのか

たとえば、アルコールは食品なのか薬品なのか、それとも毒なのだろうか。

instance 「例」

Is alcohol, for instance, a food, a drug, or a poison?

C.
The difference
違いは
between a drug and a poison
薬品と毒物の間の
is also unclear.
もはっきりしない

薬品と毒物の区別もはっきりしない。

poison 「毒」

The difference between a drug and a poison is also unclear.

The word “drug” means anything that, even in small amounts, produces changes in the body, the mind, or both. This definition, however, does not clearly separate drugs from what we usually think of as food. [ 29 ] It can be any of the three, depending on how we use it.

A. All drugs become poisons in large amounts, and many poisons are useful drugs in carefully controlled amounts.
B. Is alcohol, for instance, a food, a drug, or a poison?
C. The difference between a drug and a poison is also unclear.

The word “drug” means anything that, even in small amounts, produces changes in the body, the mind, or both. This definition, however, does not clearly separate drugs from what we usually think of as food. The difference between a drug and a poison is also unclear. All drugs become poisons in large amounts, and many poisons are useful drugs in carefully controlled amounts. Is alcohol, for instance, a food, a drug, or a poison? It can be any of the three, depending on how we use it.