老友记主演死亡当天被注射多次毒品

2023年10月29日，《老友记》（Friends）钱德勒扮演者马修·派瑞（Matthew Perry）去世，终年54岁。

近日，美国检方公布调查进展，包括其私人助理及医生在内的5人被起诉。尸检报告显示，其血液中的氯胺酮含量远远超出正常治疗所需的剂量。

🤔️小作业：

1. Why was the level of ketamine in Perry's bloodstream significant according to the article?

A) It was consistent with normal therapeutic levels.

B) It was high enough to cause anesthesia-like effects.

C) It was too low to have caused any harm.

D) It indicated recent recreational use.

A) He was Perry's primary care physician.

B) He was involved in illegally distributing ketamine.

C) He was a family friend trying to help Perry.

D) He was responsible for Perry's ketamine therapy.

无注释原文：

Five arrests made in death of actor Matthew Perry, California police say

From: The Guardian

Five people have been arrested and charged over the death of Matthew Perry, prosecutors said, including the actor's personal assistant and two doctors.

The doctors supplied the Friends actor, who died at his Los Angeles home in October 2023, with a large amount of ketamine, the US attorney Martin Estrada said, and “took advantage of Mr Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves”.

Perry, 54, had publicly discussed his issues with addiction. He had been undergoing ketamine infusion therapy for anxiety and depression at the time of his death, the Los Angeles medical examiner said in an autopsy report last year, but the examiner found much higher levels of ketamine in the actor's bloodstream than would be expected from the therapy alone.

The Los Angeles police department and drug enforcement administration said in May that they were working on a joint criminal investigation into how Perry got the prescription medication, and why there was so much of the drug in his system.

“That investigation has revealed a broad underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to Mr Perry and others,” Estrada said on Thursday.

“This network included a live-in assistant, various go-betweens, two medical doctors and a major source of drug supply known as, quote: 'the Ketamine Queen'.”

Estrada said five people had been charged.

“They knew what they were doing was wrong. They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr Perry, but they did it anyways. In the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting off Mr Perry than caring for his wellbeing,” he said.

Documents filed in federal court in California, reported by the New York Times, accuse the five people, who include Perry's personal assistant, of being involved in a scheme to procure thousands of dollars worth of ketamine and administer it to Perry.

Jasveen Sangha, whom prosecutors said was known as “the Ketamine Queen”, and Salvador Plasencia, a doctor known as “Dr P”, are among those indicted, per the Times. The pair are charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine; distribution of ketamine resulting in death; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; and altering and falsifying records related to a federal investigation.

Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry's personal assistant, was charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine, the Times reported, citing a person with knowledge of the situation. Mark Chavez, a doctor, and Erik Fleming, an acquaintance of Perry, were also charged.

The court documents revealed text messages sent between Plasencia and Chavez in which the former discussed buying ketamine to sell to “victim MP” – Perry.

In the exchange, Plasencia wrote: “I wonder how much this moron will pay”, and “let's find out”, the Times reported.

Perry was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home in October 2023. The Los Angeles medical examiner's office determined the cause of death to be “the acute effects of ketamine”. It said drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, which is used to treat opioid use disorder, were contributing factors.

An autopsy found levels of ketamine in his blood similar to levels used during general anesthesia.

“At the high levels of ketamine found in his postmortem blood specimens, the main lethal effects would be from both cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression,” the autopsy report stated. Perry's death was ruled an accident, with no evidence of foul play.

Perry, had discussed his history with substance abuse, which he said began at age 14 and intensified during his role on Friends.

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含注释全文：

Five arrests made in death of actor Matthew Perry, California police say

From: The Guardian

Five people have been arrested and charged over the death of Matthew Perry, prosecutors said, including the actor's personal assistant and two doctors.

检察官称，已有五人因马修·派瑞（Matthew Perry）的死亡被捕并受到指控，其中包括该演员的私人助理和两名医生。

prosecutor /ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuː.tər/ 1）表示“公诉人；检察官”，英文解释为“a public official who charges sb officially with a crime and prosecutes them in court”，如：the public/state prosecutor 公诉人；州检察官。

2）表示“原告律师；控方律师”，英文解释为“a lawyer who leads the case against a defendant in court”

The doctors supplied the Friends actor, who died at his Los Angeles home in October 2023, with a large amount of ketamine, the US attorney Martin Estrada said, and “took advantage of Mr Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves”.

《老友记》演员派瑞于2023年10月在洛杉矶家中去世。美国检察官马丁·埃斯特拉达（Martin Estrada）表示，这两名医生向派瑞提供了大量氯胺酮，并“利用派瑞的毒瘾问题牟取利益”。

ketamine /ˈkiː.tə.miːn/ 表示“（麻醉剂）氯胺酮”，英文解释为“a drug used in medicine as an anaesthetic (= a substance that prevents pain in operations) and also used illegally”

attorney /əˈtɜːnɪ/ 作名词，表示“律师”，英文解释为“In the United States, an attorney or attorney-at-law is a lawyer.”如：a prosecuting attorney 公诉律师。

enrich /ɪnˈrɪtʃ/ 除了表示“使丰富，使富含；充实”，英文解释为“to improve the quality of something by adding something else”举个🌰：My life was greatly enriched by knowing her. 认识了她，我的生活变得非常充实。

也可以表示“使富有，使富裕”，英文解释为“to make something or someone richer”举个🌰：He claimed that the large stores were enriching themselves at the expense of their customers. 他声称大商店通过盘剥顾客而获利。

Perry, 54, had publicly discussed his issues with addiction. He had been undergoing ketamine infusion therapy for anxiety and depression at the time of his death, the Los Angeles medical examiner said in an autopsy report last year, but the examiner found much higher levels of ketamine in the actor's bloodstream than would be expected from the therapy alone.

54岁的派瑞曾公开谈论过自己的毒瘾问题。据洛杉矶法医的尸检报告显示，派瑞在去世时正在接受氯胺酮注射以治疗焦虑和抑郁，但法医发现他血液中的氯胺酮含量远远超出正常治疗所需的剂量。

infusion /ɪnˈfjuː.ʒən/ 1）表示“注入；灌输”，英文解释为“the act of adding one thing to another to make it stronger or better”举个🌰：An infusion of $100,000 into the company is required. 公司需要注入10万美元的资金。

2）表示“（药物等的）输注；注入用药物”，英文解释为“an act of slowly putting a drug or other substance into a person's vein ; the drug that is used in this way”

autopsy /ˈɔːtəpsɪ/ 表示“验尸”，英文解释为“An autopsy is an examination of a dead body by a doctor who cuts it open in order to try to discover the cause of death.”举个🌰：He had the grim task of carrying out an autopsy on his friend. 他的可怕差事是为他的朋友验尸。

The Los Angeles police department and drug enforcement administration said in May that they were working on a joint criminal investigation into how Perry got the prescription medication, and why there was so much of the drug in his system.

洛杉矶警方和缉毒署在今年5月表示，他们正在对派瑞是如何获得处方药以及为何他的体内有如此高的氯胺酮含量进行联合刑事调查。

prescription /prɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/ 1）表示“方案；计划；建议；秘诀”，英文解释为“A prescription is a proposal or a plan that gives ideas about how to solve a problem or improve a situation.”举个🌰：So what is his prescription for success? 那么他认为成功的诀窍是什么？

2）表示“处方”，英文解释为“A prescription is the piece of paper on which your doctor writes an order for medicine and which you give to a pharmacist to get the medicine.”举个🌰：The new drug will not require a physician's prescription. 这种新药不需要医生的处方。

3）表示“处方药”，英文解释为“A prescription is a medicine that a doctor has told you to take.”举个🌰：I'm not sleeping even with the prescription he gave me. 我服用了他开给我的处方药还是睡不着。

“That investigation has revealed a broad underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to Mr Perry and others,” Estrada said on Thursday.

周四，埃斯特拉达表示：“这项调查揭示了一个庞大的地下犯罪网络，该网络负责向派瑞及其他人提供大量氯胺酮。”

quantity /ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/ 表示“（尤指可测量或确定的）量，数量，分量”，英文解释为“the amount or number of something, especially that can be measured”举个🌰：We consumed vast quantities of food and drink that night. 那天晚上我们大吃大喝了一通。

“This network included a live-in assistant, various go-betweens, two medical doctors and a major source of drug supply known as, quote: 'the Ketamine Queen'.”

“该网络包括一名住家助理、多名中间人、两名医生和一个被称为‘氯胺酮女王’的主要毒品供应商。”

go-between /ˈɡəʊ.bɪˌtwiːn/ 表示“中间人，掮客”，英文解释为“someone who takes messages between people who are unable or unwilling to meet”

quote /kwəʊt/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，表示“引用，引述，援引”，英文解释为“to repeat the words that someone else has said or written”举个🌰：He's always quoting from LearnAndRecord. 他总是引用《LearnAndRecord》上的内容。

📍听听力时有时候会听到「quote... unquote」指的就是“引文起…引文止”，英文解释为“said to show that you are repeating someone else's words, especially if you do not agree”，可以理解为念的是引号内的内容，举个🌰：She says they're quote "just good friends" unquote. 她说她们，引号，“只是好朋友而已”，引号完。

Estrada said five people had been charged.

埃斯特拉达说，已有五人受到指控。

“They knew what they were doing was wrong. They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr Perry, but they did it anyways. In the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting off Mr Perry than caring for his wellbeing,” he said.

“他们知道自己的所作所为是错误的。他们知道自己的行为会给派瑞带来极大的危险，但他们还是这么做了。归根结底，这些被告更想从派瑞身上牟利，而不是关心他的安危，”他说。

defendant /dɪˈfen.dənt/ 表示“被告，被告人”，英文解释为“a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal”

Documents filed in federal court in California, reported by the New York Times, accuse the five people, who include Perry's personal assistant, of being involved in a scheme to procure thousands of dollars worth of ketamine and administer it to Perry.

据《纽约时报》（New York Times）报道，提交给加利福尼亚州联邦法院的文件指控这五人（其中包括派瑞的私人助理）参与了一项采购价值数千美元的氯胺酮并给派瑞注射的计划。

procure /prəˈkjʊər/ 表示“（努力）取得，获得”，英文解释为“to get something, especially after an effort”举个🌰：She's managed somehow to procure his phone number. 她不知怎么设法弄到了他的电话号码。

administration应该都不陌生，administer /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/ 作动词，用来表示“管理，治理”（to manage the work or money of a company or organization），或者是表示“执行，实施；给予”，英文解释为“to provide or organize something officially as part of your job”举个🌰：It is not the job of the police to administer justice; that falls to the courts. 司法不是警方的职责，而是法院的职责。

还有熟词僻义，指的是“施用（药物），给予（治疗），派发（药物）”，英文解释为“to give someone a medicine or medical treatment”举个🌰：Painkillers were administered to the boy. 已给那个男孩服了止痛药。

Jasveen Sangha, whom prosecutors said was known as “the Ketamine Queen”, and Salvador Plasencia, a doctor known as “Dr P”, are among those indicted, per the Times. The pair are charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine; distribution of ketamine resulting in death; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; and altering and falsifying records related to a federal investigation.

据报道，被称为“氯胺酮女王”的贾斯温·桑加（Jasveen Sangha）和“P医生”萨尔瓦多·普拉森西亚（Salvador Plasencia）也在被起诉之列。这两人被指控共谋贩卖氯胺酮、贩卖氯胺酮致死、意图贩卖甲基苯丙胺以及篡改和伪造与联邦调查相关的记录。

indict /ɪnˈdaɪt/ 表示“控告，告发；起诉”，英文解释为“If a law court or a grand jury indicts someone, it accuses them officially of a crime.”举个🌰：Five people were indicted for making and selling counterfeit currency. 5人因制售假钞被起诉。

conspiracy /kənˈspɪr.ə.si/ 表示“合谋；密谋策划；阴谋”，英文解释为“Conspiracy is secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.”举个🌰：Seven men, all from France, admitted conspiracy to commit arson. 全都来自于法国的七名男子承认了合谋纵火。

📍conspiracy theories 阴谋论。

possession /pəˈzeʃ.ən/ 1）表示“拥有，占有；具有”，英文解释为“the fact that you have or own something”举个🌰：The possession of large amounts of money does not ensure happiness. 拥有大量金钱并不能保证一定会幸福。I have in my possession a letter which may be of interest to you. 我有一封信，也许你会感兴趣。

2）表示“持有违禁物；私藏毒品（或武器）”，英文解释为“the state of having illegal drugs or weapons with you at a particular time”举个🌰：She was charged with possession. 她被控持有违禁物品。

falsify /ˈfɒl.sɪ.faɪ/ 表示“篡改，伪造（文件）”，英文解释为“to change something, such as a document, in order to deceive people”举个🌰：The certificate had clearly been falsified. 这张证书很明显是伪造的。

Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry's personal assistant, was charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine, the Times reported, citing a person with knowledge of the situation. Mark Chavez, a doctor, and Erik Fleming, an acquaintance of Perry, were also charged.

《纽约时报》援引消息人士称，派瑞的私人助理肯尼斯·岩政（Kenneth Iwamasa）被控共谋贩卖氯胺酮。医生马克·查韦斯（Mark Chavez）和派瑞的熟人埃里克·弗莱明（Erik Fleming）也受到指控。

acquaintance /əˈkweɪn.təns/ 表示“相识的人，熟人；泛泛之交”，英文解释为“a person that you have met but do not know well”如：a business acquaintance 在生意上打过交道的人。

The court documents revealed text messages sent between Plasencia and Chavez in which the former discussed buying ketamine to sell to “victim MP” – Perry.

法庭文件披露了普拉森西亚和查韦斯之间的往来短信，其中普拉森西亚讨论了购买氯胺酮卖给“受害者MP”（即派瑞）的问题。

In the exchange, Plasencia wrote: “I wonder how much this moron will pay”, and “let's find out”, the Times reported.

《纽约时报》报道称，普拉森西亚在短信中写道：“我想知道这个白痴会付多少钱”，“让我们来看看吧”。

moron /ˈmɔː.rɒn/ 表示“蠢人，傻子，笨蛋”，英文解释为“a very stupid person”

Perry was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home in October 2023. The Los Angeles medical examiner's office determined the cause of death to be “the acute effects of ketamine”. It said drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, which is used to treat opioid use disorder, were contributing factors.

2023年10月，派瑞被发现死于洛杉矶家中的热水浴缸中。洛杉矶法医办公室确定他的死因是“氯胺酮的急性作用”，并指出溺水、冠状动脉疾病以及丁丙诺啡（一种治疗阿片类药物依赖的药物）也是致死因素。

hot tub /ˌhɒt ˈtʌb/ 表示“（木质的）热水浴桶；热水浴缸”，英文解释为“a large, usually wooden, container full of hot water in which more than one person can sit”

acute /əˈkjuːt/ 1）表示“严峻的”，英文解释为“You can use acute to indicate that an undesirable situation or feeling is very severe or intense.”举个🌰：There is an acute shortage of water. 水严重短缺。

2）表示“（疾病）急性的”，英文解释为“an acute illness is one that has quickly become severe and dangerous”如：acute appendicitis 急性阑尾炎。

📍2024年政府工作报告Part 2提到：地缘政治冲突加剧，Geopolitical conflicts became more acute,

📍-cute来自拉丁语“acutus”，意味着“尖锐，敏锐”。想象宫殿中的一把剑，其刃口非常锋利，能够精准快速地切割任何物体，象征着“acute”的敏锐和迅速。近义词：sharp（锐利的），同根词：acuteness（敏锐），常用短语：acute awareness（敏锐的意识）

drowning /ˈdraʊn.ɪŋ/ 表示“溺死，淹死”，英文解释为“death caused by being underwater and not being able to breathe, or a case when this happens”如：death by drowning 溺亡。

opioid /ˈəʊpɪˌɔɪd/ 可作名词或形容词，表示“类鸦片药物；类鸦片活性肽；与类鸦片活性肽有关的”。

An autopsy found levels of ketamine in his blood similar to levels used during general anesthesia.

尸检发现，他血液中的氯胺酮含量与全身麻醉时使用的氯胺酮含量相当。

英式 anaesthesia /ˌæn.əsˈθiː.zi.ə/ 美式 anesthesia表示“（通常指被施用药物后的）麻醉状态”，英文解释为“a state in which someone does not feel pain, usually because of drugs they have been given”

“At the high levels of ketamine found in his postmortem blood specimens, the main lethal effects would be from both cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression,” the autopsy report stated. Perry's death was ruled an accident, with no evidence of foul play.

尸检报告指出：“在他死后的血液样本中发现的氯胺酮含量很高，心血管过度刺激和呼吸抑制是主要的致命原因。”派瑞的死亡被判定为意外事故，没有证据表明是谋杀。

post-mortem /ˌpəʊstˈmɔː.təm/ 表示“验尸，尸体解剖”，英文解释为“a medical examination of a dead person's body in order to find out the cause of death”如：to conduct a post-mortem examination 进行尸检

specimen /ˈspes.ə.mɪn/ 表示“（用于测试或检验的）样品，样本；标本”，英文解释为“a small amount or piece that is taken from something, so that it can be tested or examined”如：a blood specimen 血样。

lethal /ˈliː.θəl/ 表示“致命的；极其危险的”，英文解释为“able to cause or causing death; extremely dangerous”举个🌰：Three minutes after the fire started, the house was full of lethal fumes. 起火3分钟后，房子里充满了致命的毒气。

cardiovascular /ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈvæskjʊlə/ 表示“心血管的”，英文解释为“Cardiovascular means relating to the heart and blood vessels.”举个🌰：Smoking places you at serious risk of cardiovascular and respiratory disease. 吸烟会严重增加罹患心血管和呼吸道疾病的风险。

respiratory /rɪˈspɪr.ə.tər.i/ 表示“呼吸的”，英文解释为“relating to breathing”举个🌰：Smoking can cause respiratory diseases. 吸烟会导致呼吸系统疾病。

foul play /ˌfaʊl ˈpleɪ/ 表示“暴行；（尤指）谋杀”，英文解释为“a criminal act that results in serious damage or injury, especially murder”举个🌰：It is not clear what caused the explosion, but the police do not suspect foul play. 还不清楚是什么引起了爆炸，但警方没有怀疑是谋杀。

Perry, had discussed his history with substance abuse, which he said began at age 14 and intensified during his role on Friends.

派瑞曾谈及自己的毒瘾史，他表示这一问题始于14岁，并在出演《老友记》期间加剧。

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