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科學家們研發出了一種新藥，該藥物不僅能模擬太陽光曬黑皮膚的過程，還可以讓使用者免受紫外線輻射的影響。通過一系列對皮膚樣本及實驗鼠的測試，科學家們發現該藥令皮膚產生了一種呈棕色形態的黑色素。證據顯示，就連在陽光下也曬不黑的紅發人士們也能嘗試這種藥物。這支來自麻省總醫院（Massachusetts General Hospital）的科研團隊希望他們的發現可幫助人們預防皮膚癌，甚至減緩皮膚衰老的過程。請聽報道。

The secret to sun-kissed skin is melanin. When the Sun’s blistering rays hit your skin, they cause damage that can lead to cancer. So the skin throws up a protective barrier of brown melanin. It’s the body’s own sunblock and absorbs dangerous UV radiation.

The new drug, developed at Massachusetts General Hospital, is rubbed into the skin. It stimulates the same tanning effect just without the damage. The researchers’ goal is to give people a natural tan that protects against UV and cuts skin cancer rates.

The drug could allow those with the palest of skins to get a safe tan. But whether you’re ginger, blonde, or brunette, you’re in for a wait. The researchers want to perform more safety tests before bottles of real tan reach the shops.

詞匯表

sun-kissed 被陽光曬得黝黑的
melanin 黑色素
blistering 極熱的，酷熱的
protective barrier 保護隔離層
sunblock 防曬霜
UV 紫外線的，ultraviolet 的縮寫形式
rubbed into 揉搓（藥物）使滲入
stimulates 促進、促使（身體某部位的）功能
tanning effect 皮膚被曬成棕褐色的效果
palest （膚色）極為蒼白的
ginger 姜黃色頭發的
blonde 金發的
brunette 深棕發色的
perform 進行…做…
safety tests 安全檢測，安全測試

測驗

請聽報道并回答下列問題。

1. What does your skin do when the Sun’s blistering rays hit it?

2. What is the aim of the researchers who developed the new drug?

3. True or false? If your skin is extremely pale, the new drug won’t work on you.

4. Which word in the text means ‘to take in or soak up something gradually’?

答案

1. What does the skin do when the Sun’s blistering rays hit it?
The skin throws up a protective barrier of brown melanin. It’s the body’s own sunblock and absorbs dangerous UV radiation.

2. What is the aim of the researchers who developed the new drug?
The researchers’ aim is to give people a natural tan that protects against UV and cuts skin cancer rates.

3. True or false? If your skin is extremely pale, the new drug won’t work on you.
False. The drug could allow those with the palest of skins to get a safe tan, according to the text.

4. Which word in the text means ‘to take in or soak up something gradually’?
Absorb.