Ethanol is the alcohol in beer, wine, and spirits — the kind that makes people drunk. Chemists use this exact name because everyday 'alcohol' is a whole family of chemicals, and some of them are poison.

Ethanol is the alcohol in beer, wine, and spiritsEthanol（乙醇）就是啤酒、葡萄酒，還有烈酒裡面的那種酒精——the kind that makes people drunk也就是會讓人醉的那一種。 Chemists use this exact name化學家用這個精確的名稱， because everyday 'alcohol' is a whole family of chemicals因為日常說的「alcohol」其實是一整個化學家族， and some of them are poison其中有些成員是有毒的。

Ethanol is also used as a fuel for cars, alone or mixed into petrol; some places grow crops to make it. It is a clear liquid. In class you may see it written C2H5OH. Shops and hospitals also use it to clean skin and surfaces, often mixed with water.

Ethanol is also used as a fuel for carsEthanol 也被用來當汽車燃料， alone or mixed into petrol可以單獨用，也可以混進汽油裡；some places grow crops to make it有些地方會種作物來製造它。 It is a clear liquid它是一種透明的液體。 In class在課堂上 you may see it written C2H5OH你可能會看到它寫成 C2H5OH。 Shops and hospitals also use it to clean skin and surfaces商店和醫院也用它來清潔皮膚和物體表面， often mixed with water通常會加水稀釋。

The messy bit for daily life: a bottle labelled 酒精 in a Taiwan pharmacy may be ethanol, or it may be another cleaning alcohol such as isopropanol.

The messy bit for daily life日常生活比較麻煩的地方是：a bottle labelled 酒精 in a Taiwan pharmacy台灣藥局裡標著「酒精」的瓶子 may be ethanol可能是 ethanol， or it may be another cleaning alcohol such as isopropanol也可能是另一種清潔用酒精，像 isopropanol（異丙醇）。

Ethanol is the drinking kind and the fuel kind. On a drinks label you will just see alcohol; ethanol is the science name.

Ethanol is the drinking kind and the fuel kindEthanol 既是能喝的那一種，也是能當燃料的那一種。 On a drinks label在酒類標籤上， you will just see alcohol你只會看到 alcohol 這個字；ethanol is the science nameethanol 才是那個科學名稱。