万花筒 2011-01-03&01-04 密尔沃基当选最“醉”城市

 For a city built on beer, the signs surround us. Beverages¹ flow freely for most any event. 

 

"I’ve been around and seen some things, and as far as the drunkest city goes, it’s still Milwaukee."

 

No.1 that’s where Milwaukee landed on the list of 40 drunkest cities on the online new site the Daily Beast. The study looked at how often people drink, the number of heavy and binge drinkers and the number of alcohol-related deaths.

 

"Oh, it’s disgraceful. I’m embarrassed to say we live here." 

 

Judy and Paul Jenkins have heard enough about drinking and drugs. Their daughter and granddaughter were hit and killed by an impaired² driver. They’re standing³ behind the sheriff’s New Year’s push.

 

"I’m not naive⁴ enough to believe that people are going to change their drinking behavior overnight."

 

What Sheriff Clarke is intent on changing is drinking and driving.

 

"You are in fact moving along with a loaded weapon -- 4,000 to 6,000 pounds of steel that no human body can win a battle against," 

 

Nineteen agencies are joining in for a total of 108 officers on the roads New Year's Eve. A new county vehicle can pack them in. 

 

"We put front this side, front that side. And then we can also go to the side here, we have a building put to other people." 

 

The Jenkins hope to see this effort get more impaired drivers off the roads as they continue to push for tougher laws.

 

"We can lose the distinction. Wouldn't that be great to read in the Daily Beast Wisconsin is no longer the drunkest city in the United States?"

1 beverages   

n.饮料( beverage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 控制酒类销售的法规
• regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 含酒精饮料的销售管理条例

2 impaired   

adj.受损的；出毛病的；有（身体或智力）缺陷的v.损害，削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 naive   

adj.幼稚的，轻信的；天真的

参考例句：

• It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致，你未免太单纯了。
• Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。