1932. German pharmaceutical company Bayer introduces Prontosil, sulfonamide, the first drug broadly effective against bacteria.

1932年， 德国制药公司拜耳推出了普罗索尔，这是一种磺胺药物， 是第一种对细菌广泛有效的药物。

Whilst sulfanilamide itself is safe and effective, diethylene glycol, in which it was dissolved, is a poison.

管磺胺药物本有效，但溶解它的二甘醇却是一种毒药。

At the time, there was a new drug called sulfa drugs that were kind of a forerunner of antibiotics.

当时，有一种叫做磺胺药物的新药，它是抗生素的先驱。

So a chemist at this startup came up with the brilliant idea of dissolving the sulfa drug in diethylene glycol and then adding some raspberry flavoring to make it more palatable for the kids.

因此，这家初创公司的一位化学家想出了一个绝妙的主意，将磺胺药物溶解在二甘醇中，然后添加一些覆盆子调味料，使其更适合孩子们。