1-flush 脸红，脸发烫

2-spirit 烈性酒

More than one in three people with east Asian heritage experience facial fushing when drinking beer, wine or spirits.

3-deficiency (in) 缺乏，不足

4-enzyme 酶

5-breakdowb 分解；崩溃

It is due to an inherited deficiency in one of the enzymes involved in the breakdown of alcohol.

6-sensation (身体上的)感觉，知觉

If you inherit deficiency in the aldehyde dehydrogenase, you will experience all the unpleasant sensations very soon after drinking.

7-lightbulb moment/eureka moment 灵机一动

It provided a lightbulb moment, helping us understand how a common treatment for alcoholism works.

8-bring on 引起（痛苦，难受等不好的感觉）

One drink is enough to bring on the same unpleasant symptoms.

9-silver bullet/magic bullet 灵丹妙药

But it isn't a silver bullet and it doesn't work for everyone.

10-metabolic 新陈代谢的，代谢作用的

Some of it is metabolic, some is brain chemistry and some is social.

11-exposure 暴露，接触

12-override 凌驾于，优先于

Studies have shown that social influences such as exposure to drinking culture and peer pressure can override the unpleasant physical effects that come with aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency.