VOA慢速英语:WHO: Alcohol Can Kill

1. Many people all over the world enjoy an alcoholic drink, such as wine or beer, during dinner.

all over the world 全世界; 举世
例句：People all over the world unite! 
全世界人民联合起来! 

2. According to the World Health Organization alcohol abuse kills 3.3million people each year.

according to 根据，按照
例句：According to the time-honored scale and tonality.
按照那古老的程度和音调。

3. WHO Mental Health and Substance Abuse Director Shekhar Saxena says the organization is concerned about drinking among young people between the ages 15 and 19.

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：There is a lot of concern about political transition.
人们对它的权力交接交接有很多担忧。

4. The report concludes that worldwide 16 percent of drinkers over the age of 15 engage in binge-drinking, which is much more harmful than other kind of drinking ... which causes the most harm in terms of accidents, self- harm and harm to others.

in terms of 根据; 用…的话; 就…而言; 以…为单位
例句：In terms of cash outlay, the sum is peanuts. 
从花费来看,这笔钱乃区区小数。 

5. The WHO says people in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and some neighboring countries drink a lot of alcohol and binge drink.

a lot of 许多
例句：I got a lot of mail from Japan. 
我收到许多来自日本的信件。 

6. The difference is that in African region as well as in other countries with less resources, the consumption of alcohol brings more harm to health and to social relationship because of the absence of buffering factors, which are often like social support, like access to health care services. 

as well as 既…又…; 除…之外（也）; 此外
例句：You could talk to him as well as you could talk to many human beings.
你可以和他说话,就像和其他人说话一样。