▍原文 When Ginger Smith started taking supplements three years ago, she thought she was enhancing her health. "I was on high doses of vitamin C, vitamin D, turmeric and a special de-bloat supplement," Ginger explains. After experiencing intense lower back pain, she went to her doctor. "I was a bit worried, but I did not expect to be told that I had a massive kidney stone. So big, they told me that they were going to have to operate to remove it." ▍語言點 1. supplement /ˈsʌplɪmənt/ n. 補充劑，膳食補充劑 2. enhance /ɪnˈhæns/ v. 改善，提升 3. be on high doses 服用高劑量的…… ·英文里的“吃藥、吃補劑”不能用eat，eat只能用來搭配食物，吃藥一般會用動詞take，而這里用的是be on，它不強調吞咽的動作，強調一種長期服藥的狀態。 ·high doses 高劑量 4. turmeric /ˈtɜːrmərɪk/ n. 薑黃，薑黃根粉 ·一種薑科植物，它的核心活性成分為薑黃素，因為具有抗炎、抗氧化、可以緩解疼痛的特性，而被廣泛作為膳食補充劑。 5. de-bloat /diː ˈbloʊt/ adj. 消除脹氣的，緩解腹脹的 ·de-blo...