AS IT IS 2016-04-08 Raising a Glass for National Beer Day

AS IT IS 2016-04-08 Raising a Glass for National Beer Day

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April 7 was National Beer Day in the United States.

National Beer Day is not a real holiday.

But a lot of Americans are celebrating on social media.

One Twitter user, RadarX, wrote, “I hear it’s #NationalBeerDay and I feel fortunate to live where they make so much of it.”

Other Twitter users joined in by posting photographs of glasses of cold beer.

The beers are not in any special order. They are listed alphabetically² by the state where they are produced.

Some of the beers have unusual names, such as Sloth³, Fuzzy Baby Ducks and Lizard⁴ King.

April 7 is an important day in beer history. On that day in 1933, Americans could legally buy beer again after 13 years. Sales of beer had been barred under the U.S. Constitution.

The 18th Amendment⁵ to the constitution took effect in 1920. It prohibited “the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating⁶ liquors.”  

In December 1933, the 21st Amendment to the constitution officially ended prohibition⁷. But a few months before that, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an act to permit the sale of low-alcohol wine and beer. That was on April 7.

Roosevelt reportedly said, “I think this would be a good time for a beer.”

And the people who agree with Roosevelt's words helped make the hashtag #NationalBeerDay, What’s Trending Today.

Words in This Story

fortunate – adj. having good luck

alphabetical¹ – adj. of or related to organizing something in the order of the letters of the alphabet

intoxicate⁸ – v. to make (someone) unable to think and behave normally

prohibit – v. to bar or ban something

1 alphabetical   

adj.字母（表）的，依字母顺序的

参考例句：

• Please arrange these books in alphabetical order.请把这些书按字母顺序整理一下。
• There is no need to maintain a strict alphabetical sequence.不必保持严格的字顺。

2 alphabetically   

adv.照字母顺序排列地

参考例句：

• I've arranged the books alphabetically so don't muddle them up. 我已按字母顺序把这些书整理了，千万不要再弄乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They are all filed alphabetically under author. 这些都是按照作者姓名的字母顺序归档的。 来自辞典例句

3 sloth   

n.[动]树懒；懒惰，懒散

参考例句：

• Absence of competition makes for sloth.没有竞争会导致懒惰。
• The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.大部分时间里树懒都是倒挂在树枝上。

4 lizard   

n.蜥蜴，壁虎

参考例句：

• A chameleon is a kind of lizard.变色龙是一种蜥蜴。
• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect.蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。

5 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

6 intoxicating   

a. 醉人的,使人兴奋的

参考例句：

• Power can be intoxicating. 权力能让人得意忘形。
• On summer evenings the flowers gave forth an almost intoxicating scent. 夏日的傍晚，鲜花散发出醉人的芳香。

7 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。

8 intoxicate   

vt.使喝醉，使陶醉，使欣喜若狂

参考例句：

• Wine has the power to intoxicate.酒能醉人。
• Cherishing a rose means to intoxicate yourself on her beauty more than pull her throns out.喜欢玫瑰意思是要我们陶醉它的美丽，而不是去除它的刺。