gave you that sort of medicinal kick going down.

会有某种药效
It was only when health officials stepped in and began what actually

只有在卫生机构开始干涉
were five different rounds of liquor prohibition in the U.S.

并开始在美国颁布了五轮禁酒令
The last of which was most

最后一次也是最著名的一次
famous resulted in a Constitutional Amendment

最终孕育了宪法修正案的产生
to prohibit the sale or consumption of alcohol in this country,

在全国禁止销售和消费酒类
so in the realm of alcohol consumption

所以在酒类消费领域
we see an active American Government

我们看到的是一个活跃的美国政府
despite this laissez-faire activity.

尽管它干涉的是种自由主义的活动
Well, consider that most personal of activities, sex.

再想想最个人的行为性行为
After the Civil War

在南北战争之后
both contraceptives and abortions were relatively easy to get.

服避孕药和做流产手术都相对容易了