“酒后驾车”:driving while intoxicated
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先提个醒儿,在美国,酒后驾车的处罚可比国内严重的多!弄不好,有酒后驾车嫌疑的司机就会被警方指控DUI而被捕。DUI是driving under influence (of alcohol or other drugs)的缩写,意思是“在酒精和药物影响下驾驶”。看下面这则相关新闻报道——奥斯卡最佳导演梅尔·吉布森因酒后驾车被加州警方逮捕。

Mel Gibson was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in Malibu, Calif. for suspicion of DUI. Bail1 was set at $5,000.

A spokesman for the Los Angeles Country Sheriff's Department told TMZ, "Mel Gibson was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. "

在阅读英文报刊时,遇到陌生的单词千万不要惊慌,很多时候,我们自能在文中找到该词的精确解释。拿这篇报道为例,在随后段落里,“警方发言人”很快帮读者解答了何为“DUI”——driving under the influence(酒劲儿还在起作用时开车)。

另外,“酒后驾车”比较常见的英文表达还有drunk driving和“DWI”——driving while intoxicated2(酒醉时开车)。



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1 bail Aupz4     
v.舀(水),保释;n.保证金,保释,保释人
参考例句:
  • One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
  • She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
2 intoxicated 350bfb35af86e3867ed55bb2af85135f     
喝醉的,极其兴奋的
参考例句:
  • She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
  • They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉,东南西北全然不辨。
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