Sedation is what doctors do when they give medicine so that you become calm, sleepy, or fully asleep for a short time. It is a hospital and clinic word. Dentists, emergency doctors, and surgeons use it when they need you still and unafraid. ‘Under sedation’ means the drugs are working and you are not your usual awake self.

Sedation is what doctors doSedation是醫生做的事——when they give medicine so that you become calm, sleepy, or fully asleep for a short time給你藥，讓你在短時間內變得平靜、想睡，或完全睡著。It is a hospital and clinic word這是醫院和診所用的詞。Dentists, emergency doctors, and surgeons use it牙醫、急診醫生和外科醫生會用它，when they need you still and unafraid當他們需要你保持不動、不害怕的時候。'Under sedation' means the drugs are working'Under sedation'的意思是藥效正在發揮，and you are not your usual awake self而你不是平常那個清醒的自己。

Though actually, it is not always the same as a full operation sleep. With light sedation you may still hear voices but not care much; with deep sedation you are properly out. Full anaesthesia is a step further, for bigger operations.

Though actually不過事實上，it is not always the same as a full operation sleep它不一定等同於整個手術過程都睡著。With light sedation you may still hear voices but not care much輕度鎮靜時，你可能還聽得到聲音，但不太在意；with deep sedation you are properly out深度鎮靜時，你則是真的完全昏睡過去。Full anaesthesia is a step further全身麻醉又更進一步，for bigger operations用在更大型的手術上。

Sedation’s job is to quiet you for a procedure, not to treat a long-term illness, and not to take pain away by itself — though it is often given with a painkiller.

Sedation's job is to quiet you for a procedureSedation的作用是讓你在治療過程中安靜下來，not to treat a long-term illness不是用來治療長期的疾病，and not to take pain away by itself本身也不會止痛——though it is often given with a painkiller不過常常會跟止痛藥一起給。