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【一起听英语】喝酒的年轻人数量在减少

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 最新的报告显示喝酒的年轻人数量在减少,喝酒的危害有哪些?

Rob: Welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m Rob…

Neil: …and hello, I'm Neil.

Rob: Hello Neil. Today we’re talking about the increase in the number of young

people who have decided1 not to drink alcohol.

Neil: We're particularly talking about young people in the UK – teenagers and

people in their early twenties. In some countries, drinking is not a big

issue, but in Britain, we’re seeing a change in attitude – in other words, a

change in people’s beliefs and behaviour.

Rob: Now, I started to drink alcohol in my mid-teens. It made me feel grownup

and helped me let my hair down at parties. It didn't always taste

good though! What about you Neil – when did you start drinking?

Neil: Just like you Rob, I started drinking in my mid-teens, I'd say. It's a big

part of the British social life I would say.

Rob: Yes, and you've never stopped?

Neil: Not to this minute!

Rob: Well, teenagers in the UK may have had a reputation – they were known

for binge drinking. That means drinking lots of alcohol and very quickly.

But as we'll hear, that image is changing. And we’ll be looking at some

vocabulary around the topic of drinking - but not before I give you Neil a

question to stew2 over.

Neil: 'To stew over'! You mean to think about – so go on, let's have it.

Rob: OK, well, alcoholic3 drinks can be measured in units. This gives drinkers a

guide to how much they've consumed – or drunk. Drinking too many

units of alcohol can be bad for your health. So how well do you know your

units Neil? Do you know how many units there are in a typical bottle of

wine? Is it:

a) 8

b) 10

c) 13

Neil: I am going to go for 13. I'm pretty confident about this one.

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Rob: Unlucky for some, but we’ll find out if you are right or wrong later on. Did

you know the UK National Health Service recommends that a man should

not drink more than 3 or 4 units of alcohol a day, and for women it's 2 or

3 units?

Neil: But we know some young people in the UK who drink far more than that

and get intoxicated4 – another word for getting drunk. And this often

leads to a hangover – feeling tired and ill the day after drinking – or

worse.

Rob: Well, a report earlier this year by the BBC's Asian Network, found this

picture is changing. Young people are drinking less, or not at all – they are

abstaining5.

Neil: That's good news. I find, even at my age, cutting back on drinking is a

hard thing to do. It takes willpower – that's the ability to control my own

behaviour.

Rob: Yes, of course this is not an issue for people from certain cultures, who

don’t drink alcohol because of their religious beliefs. But for others, there

are a number of changes that have encouraged younger people to remain

sober – or not get drunk.

Neil: Well, there have been awareness6 campaigns – that's when organised

publicity7 in the media has shown the benefits of not drinking. Also, British

pubs and clubs have been stricter when stopping underage drinkers from

buying alcohol.

Rob: Yes, because officially you have to be 18 years old before you can buy

alcohol. Another reason is the recession – people can't afford to go out

and drink.

Neil: But Jonathan Birdwell, who's a senior researcher at the think-tank Demos,

has another reason. A think-tank, by the way, is a group of experts

brought together, usually by a government, to develop ideas on a

particular subject and to make suggestions for action. See if you can hear

what his reason is…

Jonathan Birdwell, Senior Researcher for Demos:

Around 2004 we see the rise of awareness campaigns around units to consume, and

daily guidelines, we see the arrival of 'drink aware' labels on alcohol. We also see the

rise of negative media stories around binge drinking culture.

I think also significant, is the rise of social media technologies, smartphones, iPads. You

know we have not only new ways of interacting with our friends, which takes up time,

but we also have multiple forms of entertainment that didn't exist, say ten years ago.

Rob: Interesting! One factor for the change is the rise – the increase – in

people using social media technology. He calls this significant – so it’s

important.

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Neil: Yes, all this interaction with our friends takes up time. And time is also

taken up using what he calls multiple forms of entertainment – things like

gaming and watching films online. There's more of it now.

Rob: So maybe one way to cut down on drinking is to keep busy! But does this

mean going out boozing – or drinking alcohol – is a thing of the past?

Neil: Not yet, Rob. Although there are more coffee shops and ice cream

parlours now, to spend time in – alcohol abuse still remains8 a problem

among the young in the UK.

Rob: Well, on that sobering thought, let me reveal the answer to the question I

set you earlier. I asked if you knew how many units there are in a typical

bottle of wine. Is it:

a) 8

b) 10

c) 13

Neil: I said 13 but I want to change my mind and say b) 10.

Rob: Well, actually, that's a good idea because it is 10. Did you know that one

unit equals 10 ml or 8 grams of pure alcohol, which is around the amount

of alcohol the average adult can process in one hour? OK, before we go,

please could you remind us of some of the words and phrases that we've

heard today?

Neil: Yes, we heard:

attitude

let my hair down

binge drinking

consumed

intoxicated

hangover

abstaining

willpower

sober

awareness campaigns

boozing

Rob: Thanks. Well, it's time now for a healthy glass of orange juice I think. We

hope you’ve enjoyed today’s programme. Please join us again soon for

another 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. Bye.

Neil: Cheers!


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1 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 stew 0GTz5     
n.炖汤,焖,烦恼;v.炖汤,焖,忧虑
参考例句:
  • The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
  • There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。
3 alcoholic rx7zC     
adj.(含)酒精的,由酒精引起的;n.酗酒者
参考例句:
  • The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
  • Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。
4 intoxicated 350bfb35af86e3867ed55bb2af85135f     
喝醉的,极其兴奋的
参考例句:
  • She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
  • They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉,东南西北全然不辨。
5 abstaining 69e55c63bad5ae956650c6f0f760180a     
戒(尤指酒),戒除( abstain的现在分词 ); 弃权(不投票)
参考例句:
  • Abstaining from killing, from taking what is not given, & from illicIt'sex. 诸比丘!远离杀生,远离不与取,于爱欲远离邪行。
  • Abstaining from arguments was also linked to an unusual daily cortisol pattern. 压抑争吵也造成每日异常的皮质醇波动。
6 awareness 4yWzdW     
n.意识,觉悟,懂事,明智
参考例句:
  • There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
  • Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
7 publicity ASmxx     
n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告
参考例句:
  • The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
  • He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
8 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
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