医学英语轻松学 第8期:饮酒适度

 For many people, drinking alcohol is a regular part of social occasions, but moderation is important.

对于许多人来说，喝酒是社交的常规模式，适度饮酒尤为重要。

Binge drinking is defined as having 4 or more drinks on an occasion for women or 5 or more for men.

对于女性，四杯或以上被看作为豪饮，男性为五杯或以上。

A recent report highlighted binge drinking among women and girls, 1 in 8 women and 1 in 5 high school girls binge drink.

近期，人们对女性豪饮进行了调查，女性豪饮数量为八分之一，高中女学生为五分之一。

This dangerous behavior puts them at increased risk for injuries, violence, unintended pregnancy¹, sexually transmitted diseases, heart disease and breast cancer.

由于豪饮，女性受伤，出现暴力行为、意外怀孕、心脏病、乳腺癌以及患性传播疾病的风险加大。

If you choose to drink, do so in moderation, up to 1 drink a day for women or 2 for men.

如果你选择饮酒，那么请适度饮酒，女性每天维持在一杯，男性维持在两杯。

1.define as 给…下定义

例句：Collins English Dictionary defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively² addicted³ to work'.

《柯林斯英语词典》给“工作狂”一词下的定义是“一个过分沉溺于工作中的人”。

2.in moderation 适中

例句：And maybe you listen and drink in moderation or not at all.

也许你听从建议适量喝酒或者一点都不喝。

3.breast cancer 乳腺癌

例句：It gave me an estimated 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer.

这意味着我患乳癌的概率高达87%，而患卵巢癌的概率高达50%。

4.binge drinking 豪饮

例句：The prevalence of binge drinking, which doubled the risk of ischemic heart disease compared with regular drinking, was almost 20 times higher in Belfast than in the French centres.

酗酒引发局部出血性心脏病危险,是有规律饮酒人的二倍。 英国贝尔法斯特市酗酒人数几乎高于法国中心城市20倍。

1 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

2 obsessively   

ad.着迷般地，过分地

参考例句：

• Peter was obsessively jealous and his behaviour was driving his wife away. 彼得过分嫉妒的举止令他的妻子想离他而去。
• He's rude to his friends and obsessively jealous. 他对他的朋友很无礼而且嫉妒心重。

3 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。