VOA慢速英语:The Economic Costs of Excessive Alcohol Use

短语讲解：

1. A new study has found that excessive alcohol drinking costs Americans more than $220 billion a year, that amount is equal to almost $2 a drink.

more than 多于
例句：More than 100 people were wounded.
爆炸还造成100多人受伤。

2. But study organizers believe the biggest costs come from a loss of worker productivity.

come from 来自某处
例句：Where does the study come from?
这项研究来自什么地方？

3. They looked at results from around the United States and found a lot of variation in different parts of the country.

a lot of 许多
例句：Bangladesh has a lot of rural poverty.
孟加拉有许多贫困的农村地区。

4. In addition to that, a number of people die of alcohol-attributable conditions.

in addition to 除…之外
例句：In addition to this direct competition there are smaller foes, too.
除了这些面对面的竞争，也还有稍小一些的麻烦。
a number of 许多的；一些
例句：This suggests a number of things.
这说明了几件事。

5. The researchers were mainly concerned about the cost of heavy alcohol use.

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：There are good grounds for concern about the future.
我们有充足的理由对未来感到担忧。

6. "But I think that it is very reasonable to assume that harmful alcohol use is going to result in some of the same consequences in other countries, even if the costs associated with those consequences are different."

even if 即使，纵然
例句：Apologize, even if it was her fault.
道个歉，即使是她错了。
associate with 联合,联系
例句：The date and time to associate with the type library.
与该类型库相关联的日期和时间。

7. Two years ago, a British medical examiner ruled that singer Amy Winehouse died as a result of drinking to much alcohol.
 
as a result of 由于…的结果
例句：As a result of the write-downs, regulators have achieved one objective.
由于资产减记，调控者已经达到一个目标。