Lesson 121 The Greatest Killers

 　　Alcohol and cigarettes are the two great-est killers¹ in the world. Hundreds of thou-sands of people have died because of thesetwo social evils. As a result, some govern-ments are trying to control the use of thesedrugs. For example, in many countries, thelegal age for drinking has been raised fromeighteen to twenty-one. Some countrieshave even banned smoking in public places.
People can help each other live longer bysimply discouraging these bad habits.
 
    最大的杀手 
   　　酒和烟是全世界最大的两个杀手。有数十万计的人死于这两种有害于社会的东西。因此，有些政府正设法控制这些麻醉剂的使用。例如，在许多国家中，喝酒的合法年龄已从18岁提高为21 岁。有些国家甚至禁止在公共场所抽烟，而人们只要劝别人改掉这些坏习惯，就可以帮助彼此活得久一点。

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凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。