【英语时差8,16】辣椒为什么那么辣？（下）

（单词翻译）

So the brain receives confusing signals. It’s not sure if you’re just being exposed to moderate warmth or being burned. So to be safe the nervous system responds to the more severe stimulus¹: pain. The brain tells the body to react the same as if it’s being subjected to a burn, that is, pain, sweating, and flushing. You respond to the brain’s message by gulping² a cool drink to quench³ the perceived burn. Of course, we humans are a strange breed. We have taken a response that normally signals danger and made it pleasurable. I guess that’s no surprise, since we are also the species that bungee jumps and sky dives.