第十八期 4-2 (4/7)-英语听力

[00:00.00]In 1920, an improvement was added to the Constitution.
1920年，《宪法》中增加了一项改进。 [00:05.21]It made drinking or selling alcohol a crime.
它规定饮酒或卖酒是一种犯罪。 [00:08.81]But the new law did not stop people from drinking.
但新法律并没有阻止人们喝酒。 [00:12.27]Criminals produced or imported alcohol illegally and sold it almost everywhere.
犯罪分子非法生产或进口酒精，几乎到处销售。 [00:18.02]After a few years Americans realized the so-called Prohibition Law did not work.
几年后，美国人意识到，所谓的禁酒法并没有发挥作用。 [00:24.41]So in 1933, another constitutional change was made,
于是在1933年，又进行了一次宪法修改, [00:29.76]canceling the improvement that made alcohol illegal.
取消了之前使酒类非法的改进。 [00:33.49]In recent years, Americans have taken other steps to deal with the problem of alcohol.
近年来，美国人采取了其他措施来处理酒精问题。 [00:39.87]One important action had been to increase the punishment for people
一个重要的行动是加大对饮酒后驾驶汽车者 [00:44.37]who drive their automobiles after drinking alcohol.
的处罚力度。 [00:47.98]Many states now consider this a serious crime.
现在许多州都认为酒驾是一种严重的犯罪。 [00:51.78]Another important step has been to explain to children and students the dangers of alcohol.
另一个重要步骤是向儿童和学生解释酒精的危害。 [00:58.45]Many schools now offer special programs to teach young people about the problem.
现在很多学校都开设了专门的课程，对青少年进行教育，让他们了解这个问题。