【英语趣味课堂】喝酒-Drinking

Todd: So, Al, you mentioned that you quit smoking¹.

 

Al: Yes, I did.

 

Todd: Now, I also heard that you quit drinking.

 

Al: I did. Almost, about one week after I quit smoking, I quit drinking.

 

Todd: Wow! No more? No beer? No wine with dinner?

 

Al: No.

 

Todd: Nothing?

 

Al: No.

 

Todd: Never?

 

Al: Nothing, never.

 

Todd: Have you even had a little bit since you quit?

 

Al:No, I can't have a little bit. It's all or nothing for me so.

 

Todd: Wow!

 

Al: Yeah, nothing at all.

 

Todd: That's pretty tough to do. Well, I mean, you seem pretty happy, I mean.

 

Al: I'm very happy.

 

Todd: OK. So what, why did you stop drinking? Why do you think it's better not to drink any alcohol²?

 

Al:I don't, I mean, I'm not against drinking the way I am against smoking. I knew that for me it was the best thing to do because drinking is getting in the way of other things I wanted to do with my life.

 

Todd: Right.

 

Al: So, and I didn't really, I drank a lot and I didn't enjoy it anymore.

 

Todd: Yeah.

 

Al: That was the thing.

 

Todd: Actually, I have to feel a little bit the same way. I'm a social drinker. I only drink when I'm with friends and I really don't like drinking because I don't like how it makes me feel afterwards, like if I have a glass of wine or beer, I can't work afterwards and that bothers me but its nice to have a glass of wine with a good meal.

 

Al: It is. Yes. There are things I miss about it but there are so many other good things that I've got from not drinking so I look at the balance and the sacrifice and for me it's worth it, not to drink. I can give up a glass of wine with dinner if get the other things I've got from it, so.

 

Todd: Well, do you feel healthier? Does you body feel better?

 

Al: I feel much healthier. I feel much more focused³. My thinking is much clearer, and I like, I still go to bars and hang out with people and they drink and I don't and I go home, I love leaving a bar when I'm still sober⁴. I love that feeling. I don't know why it's a fantastic feeling.

 

Todd: Well, sounds like something maybe I should consider. 

Thanks Al

 

1 smoking   

n.吸烟，抽烟；冒烟

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。

2 alcohol   

n.酒精，乙醇；含酒精的饮料

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors.法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。
• The alcohol is industrial.这些酒精是供工业用的。

3 focused   

adj.聚焦的v.（使）集中， （使）聚集( focus的过去式和过去分词 )；调整（镜头，眼睛）焦点[焦距]以便看清；（光、声等的）焦点；集中（光束于）

参考例句：

• Research has focused on improving the car's aerodynamics. 研究的重点是改善轿车的流线型。
• The discussion focused on three main problems. 讨论集中在三个主要问题上。

4 sober   

adj.清醒的，沉着冷静的，稳重的，颜色暗淡的；vt.使清醒，使沉着；vi.清醒，冷静下来

参考例句：

• He talked to us in a sober friendly fashion.他以冷静而又友好的方式同我们交谈。
• The man was still sober when he went home.那人回到家时头脑依然清醒。