饮酒调查:英国人酒量比较大

        British revellersdrink more alcohol than anyone else in Europe, a survey reveals.

　　一项调查表明，英国人比欧洲其它国家的人都能喝酒。

　　The disturbing findings expose the massive failure of the introduction of 24-hour drinking five years ago.

　　这一令人吃惊的调查结果表明英国于五年前实行的酒吧可24小时营业的政策是个很大的失败。

　　Ministers predicted new relaxed licensing laws would create a European-style 'cafe culture'. Instead, they turned town centres into no-go areason Friday and Saturday nights.

　　英国政府本希望更为宽松的酒吧经营政策能创造出一种欧式的“咖啡文化”。然而，这一新政却让市中心在周末的晚上成了危险区。

　　The study by pollstersEurobarometer found that while Britons are not Europe's most frequent drinkers, once we are on a drinking session, we guzzlemore alcohol than anyone else.

　　这项由欧洲晴雨表民意调查机构开展的调查发现，虽然英国人喝酒的频率并非欧洲最高，但他们一旦喝起酒来，就会喝很多。