But at the time no one knew why amyl nitrite worked only that it did.

但当时没有人知道为什么亚会起作用。

I have pornographic movies in my apartment, and lubricants and amyl nitrite.

我家里准备了A片 还有润滑剂和春药。

But by around 1880, doctors began to realize that nitroglycerine was even more effective and faster acting for heart problems than amyl nitrite.

但是了 1880 年左右，医生们开始意识，甘油亚对心脏病的疗效更有效、作用更快。

At first they used a different chemical called amyl nitrite, a compound that we now know has a nitrite group that dilates blood vessels and lowers blood pressure.

起初，他们使用了一种不同的化学物质，称为亚，我们现在知道这种化合物有一个亚盐基团，可以扩张血管并降低血压。

Or you could just mix amyl alcohol with sulfuric acid and vinegar, and you’d wind up with the artificial version of the very same flavor.

或者你可以将醇与硫和醋混合，最后得味道完全相同的人造版本。

This increases the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart and keeps it from having to work so hard, But at the time no one knew why amyl nitrite worked only that it did.

这增加了流向心脏的血液和氧气，使其不必如此努力地工作，但当时没有人知道为什么亚只起作用。