你一定聽過“每天八杯水”的說法。但為了“排毒”一杯接一杯狂喝水，反而嗜水成癖，危害健康。

Aquaholics are people who have become addicted to drinking water over the past few years. They’ve been lured by the promises of better skin, a detoxed body and more energy, but soon feel they can’t manage without regular sips of water — and feel panicky if they have to go without for even short lengths of time.

“嗜水狂”（aquaholics）指近年出現的對喝水上癮的人。他們為了擁有更好的皮膚、為身體排毒、讓自己精力充沛而狂喝水，但很快發現自己已經離不開水了——哪怕只是很短的時間里沒有水喝，都會讓他們抓狂不已。

Drinking large amounts of water, particularly at the end of the day, can disrupt sleep, experts suggest. Over-hydration is linked to many of the extreme sweating problems, too. Drinking too much water too quickly can even lead to water intoxication.

專家表示，飲用大量水會擾亂睡眠，尤其在晚間。過量飲水（over-hydration）還會導致各種多汗相關的疾病。短時間內大量喝水甚至會引起水中毒（water intoxication）。

According to NHS advice, most adult women need only around 1.6 liters of fluids in general (rather than water, specifically) a day, and men around two liters, to keep the body working efficiently. All drinks can count towards this target — including hot drinks such as tea and coffee, milk and fruit juices and even the water contained in foods such as fruits and vegetables.

根據英國國民保健署建議，多數成年女性一天通常只需要1.6升液體（不一定是水）即可維持身體有效運轉，男性則需要大約2升。所有飲料都可計算在內——包括茶、咖啡、牛奶、果汁等熱飲，甚至也包括蔬果等食物中所含的水。

詞根連連看

holic：意為中毒，沉迷于某事，表示對某件事情非常熱衷，無法自拔，不單獨使用，做形容詞詞尾-holic。如：beerholic 嗜好啤酒成癖；colaholic 嗜好可口可樂成癖；movie-holic 嗜好電影成癖；teleholic 嗜好看電視成癖；alcoholic 嗜酒成癖的；workaholic 工作狂

aqua：意為水。可單獨使用，也可做前綴aqua-。 如：aquacade 水上運動表演

（中國日報英語點津 侯瑋萍）