美国俚语:发誓戒酒 take the pledge

 　　take the pledge的意思是“发誓要戒酒(to promise to abstain¹ from drinking alcohol)”。

　　例句：

　　I'm not ready to take the pledge yet, but I will cut down.

　　我还没准备好完全戒酒，不过我会少喝的。

　　My aunt tried to get me to take the pledge.

　　我的阿姨设法要我戒酒。

1 abstain   

v.自制，戒绝，弃权，避免

参考例句：

• His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.他的医生嘱咐他戒酒。
• Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。