本期讨论为什么越来越多的人选择不喝酒或少喝酒。主持人Georgie和Neil聊到英国年轻一代中不喝酒的比例上升，并采访了戒酒六年的Daniel，他提到大学和工作场合的社交压力以及疫情如何促使他改变。节目还谈到社交媒体上的自我优化内容如何把戒酒包装成自律生活方式，以及最近出现的反向潮流——一些名人公开喝酒抽烟。最后揭晓答案：一月戒酒挑战叫Dry January。
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| 1. In the UK it's very common – that is until recently.
※ that is until recently 表示“直到最近才改变”，注意until的弱读和句末降调。 |
在英国这很常见——不过那是直到最近为止。 |
| 2. Surveys suggest that 16 to 24-year-olds are more likely to be non-drinkers than the older generations.
※ that引导宾语从句，注意suggest that的连读和are more likely to的弱读。 |
调查表明，16到24岁的人比年长一代更可能不喝酒。 |
| 3. I think I felt maybe a bit of, like, societal pressure – you know, work drinks or being at uni, where it was the norm to just join in.
※ where引导非限制性定语从句修饰uni，注意插入语you know和like的停顿。 |
我觉得我可能感受到了一点社会压力——你知道，工作酒局或者上大学时，随大流是常态。 |
| 4. I think unfortunately sobriety, kind of, got swept in with that and it got touted as this way to, you know, get up at 5am, do a HYROX.
※ got swept in和got touted为被动结构，注意kind of和you know的填充语弱读。 |
我觉得不幸的是，戒酒也被卷了进去，被吹捧成一种方式，你知道，早上5点起床、做HYROX训练。 |
| 5. Pushback means a criticism of the content, and people are pushing back by doing the opposite.
※ pushback与pushing back同根词对比，注意by doing the opposite的连读。 |
Pushback意思是对这类内容的批评，人们通过反其道而行之来抵制。 |
| Georgie | Hi Neil. | 嗨，尼尔。 |
| Neil | Hi Georgie. Do you want to hear something quite unusual for me? | 嗨，乔治。想听一件对我来说挺不寻常的事吗？ |
| Georgie | Err, yes! | 呃，想啊！ |
| Neil | I haven't had an alcoholic drink this year. | 我今年还没喝过酒。 |
| Georgie | Wow! That is really impressive. How do you feel? Like a new person? | 哇！真厉害。你感觉怎么样？像换了个人？ |
| Neil | I do feel very good, I have to say. | 我得说，我感觉确实很好。 |
| Georgie | I can't say the same – I did have a few alcoholic drinks at the weekend with my friends. But in many parts of the world, people don't drink alcohol at all. In the UK it's very common – that is until recently. Today on 6 Minute English, we're going to find out why many people are choosing to give up or cut down on alcohol, and we'll be asking, "Is this the end of British drinking culture?" | 我可不一样——我周末和朋友喝了几杯。但在世界很多地方，人们根本不喝酒。在英国喝酒很常见——不过那是直到最近。今天在6 Minute English，我们要探讨为什么很多人选择戒酒或少喝酒，我们还会问：“这是英国饮酒文化的终结吗？” |
| Georgie | OK. Neil, let's start with a quiz question. Many people in the UK and other countries choose to give up alcohol in the new year for the whole of the month of January, but what is the challenge called? Is it: a) No-drink New Year b) Alcohol-free January, or c) Dry January? | 好。尼尔，我们先来一个测验题。英国和其他国家的很多人选择在新年的一整月戒酒，这个挑战叫什么？是：a) No-drink New Year b) Alcohol-free January 还是 c) Dry January？ |
| Neil | Well, I know the answer to this, but I'm not going to give it away. | 嗯，我知道答案，但我不会说出来的。 |
| Georgie | OK. Well, then our listeners can find out the answer at the end of the programme. | 好。那听众可以在节目最后找到答案。 |
| Neil | Yes, they can. So, Georgie, I hear all the time that younger people don't drink as much alcohol today as they used to in the past. Is that true? | 是的。那么乔治，我总听说现在的年轻人不像过去喝那么多酒了。这是真的吗？ |
| Georgie | Well, in the UK, surveys suggest that 16 to 24-year-olds are more likely to be non-drinkers than the older generations. | 嗯，在英国，调查表明16到24岁的人比年长一代更可能不喝酒。 |
| Neil | OK. So, why are more young people choosing to be sober? That means not to drink alcohol. | 好。那为什么越来越多的年轻人选择不喝酒？意思就是不饮酒。 |
| Georgie | Well, the BBC World Service podcast What in the World have been investigating this. Presenter Hannah Gelbart met three young people who choose to be sober for some alcohol-free drinks to find out more. Here's Daniel's story: | 嗯，BBC世界服务播客What in the World一直在调查这个问题。主持人Hannah Gelbart见了三位选择不喝酒的年轻人，一起喝无酒精饮料，了解更多。以下是Daniel的故事： |
| Daniel | Yeah. So, today I don't drink at all, but when I was in my early 20s, I think I felt maybe a bit of, like, societal pressure – you know, work drinks or being at uni, where it was the norm to just join in. I think you'd probably get a few weird glances if you're like, "Yeah, I'm not going to join in at all." So, I did that and I think Covid lockdown just gave me a bit of confidence to say, "OK, let me step away from this. It's not necessarily something I want to do moving forward." | 是的。所以，今天我完全不喝酒，但在我二十出头的时候，我觉得我可能感受到了一点社会压力——你知道，工作酒局或者上大学时，随大流是常态。我觉得如果你说“对，我完全不参加”，可能会招来几个奇怪的眼神。所以我照做了，我觉得疫情封锁给了我一点信心说：“好，让我远离这个。这不一定是我以后想做的事。” |
| Hannah Gelbart | So, how many years have you been sober for? | 那你戒酒多少年了？ |
| Daniel | I would say it's been six years now. | 我得说现在有六年了。 |
| Hannah Gelbart | Six years? | 六年？ |
| Georgie | So, Daniel says that when he was younger, he felt societal pressure to drink alcohol. Societal pressure is feeling like you need to do something because lots of people around you are doing it. | 所以Daniel说，他年轻时感受到喝酒的社会压力。社会压力就是觉得你需要做某事，因为你周围很多人都在做。 |
| Neil | Right. So, Daniel says drinking was the norm at university and after work. The norm is a way of saying that something is normal or common. | 对。所以Daniel说喝酒在大学和下班后是常态。The norm就是表示某件事很正常或很常见。 |
| Georgie | But during the Covid-19 pandemic, when people in the UK were unable to socialise and visit pubs and bars, Daniel's attitude to alcohol changed. After that, he decided to be sober and he hasn't had a drink for about six years. | 但在新冠疫情期间，英国人无法社交、去不了酒吧，Daniel对酒的态度变了。之后他决定戒酒，大约六年没喝过酒。 |
| Neil | So, Georgie, it seems like many young people don't drink at all and lots of them share their experience of being sober on social media. But recently there's been a bit of a change, hasn't there? | 所以乔治，看起来很多年轻人根本不喝酒，很多人在社交媒体上分享戒酒经历。但最近有点变化，对吧？ |
| Georgie | Yes. Whilst many people use social media to share their experience of drinking less alcohol or no alcohol at all, some people have been saying that they want to go out more and drink and have fun with friends. They argue we're too worried about fitness and wellness, and that drinking some alcohol to have a good time is fine. Here's Millie talking more about this to BBC World Service podcast What in the World: | 是的。虽然很多人用社交媒体分享少喝酒或不喝酒的经历，但有些人一直说他们想多出去喝酒、和朋友玩。他们认为我们太担心健身和健康了，喝点酒开心一下没问题。以下是Millie在BBC世界服务播客What in the World中进一步谈论这一点： |