英语专业四级听力听写训练 第100期:校园饮酒 Alcohol on Campus

Alcohol on Campus校园饮酒

In the United States, the legal age to drink alcohol is 21.在美国，法定饮酒年龄是21岁。

Americans debate whether it should be lowered,or whether young drinkers would only drink more.许多美国人在这个问题上一直争论不休。

In parts of Europe, the legal drinking age for beer, and sometimes hard liquor, is 16.在欧洲部分国家，喝啤酒，有时是烈性酒的法定年龄是16岁，

Yet France may raise the age limit for beer and wine sales to 18,the same as for hard liquor there.而法国则将饮用啤酒，葡萄酒以及烈性酒的年龄限制提高至18岁。

Rules on alcohol differ from college to college in the United States.美国每所大学对学生的饮酒规定是不同的。

Many schools require all first-year students to take an alcohol prevention and education program.许多大学要求所有大一新生都必须学习禁酒教育课程。

Some have a "zero tolerance" policy where alcohol is banned from all buildings.有些学校采取零容忍政策，禁止所有学生喝酒。

Parents are informed of violations and students may be suspended.一经发现，就会通知家长，并可能对学生进行休学处分。

Campus police and local police report underage drinking violations to administrators.The university judicial committee decides punishment on a case by case basis.学校或当地的警察就向学校行政人员汇报情况。大学司法委员会按情况给予处分，

For example, the committee might suspend or expel a student.It might require an alcohol education program.例如;委员会可能会让学生休学或退学，也可能要求其学习禁酒教育课程。