“酒驾”正确的说法是:
①
drunk driving
在英国也可以说drink-driving
例:
He was arrested on suspicion,
of drunk driving.
他因涉嫌酒后驾车而被捕。
②
DUI
driving under the influence 的缩写,
例:
Driving under the influence ,
is a very serious offence.
醉酒驾车属于严重违规。
“酒精”的英文是alcohol,
瓶身上的"酒精度数"全称是,
Alcohol by volume,
volume [ˈvɒljuːm]=体积,
液体中的酒精体积占比,
也会简写成,
ABV 或 Alc/Vol
另外在口语中,"酒精度数"一般会说
alcohol content
例:
He also backed linking ,
taxes to alcohol content.
他还支持将税收与酒精含量挂钩。
(呼气)酒精测试 = breath test,
breath [breθ] 呼出的气体
例:
Police will conduct random breath tests.
警方将进行随机的酒精测试。
04. give you a ticket 给你开罚单
ticket [ˈtɪkɪt]
n.(交通违章)通知单,罚款单
parking ticket 违章停车罚单
speeding ticket 超速行驶罚单
除了门票、奖券和彩票,
ticket 也是交警开出的罚单。
park 是停车,
parking ticket 当然就是违章停车罚单。
get a ticket 被开罚单
give a ticket 开罚单
开罚单给某人就是 give someone a ticket,
某人被开罚单了的英文就是 get a ticket.
例:
Could you step on it ?
I am running out of time.
你能开快点吗?我快没时间了。
Sorry, I do not want to get a speeding ticket.
不好意思,我不想被开超速罚款单。
speed 是加速
,所以 speeding ticket 要翻译为超速行驶罚单。
quit drinking 戒酒
quit 有戒掉习惯的意思,
戒烟的英文是 quit smoking,
戒酒就是 quit drinking.
be/go on the wagon
这个表达既指永久地戒酒,
也表示仅仅短期内不喝酒。
binge [bɪndʒ] drinking 酗酒
例:
Jack used to be a drunkard,
but he has to quit drinking ,
because of hypertension.
杰克过去是个酒鬼,
但他现在不得不为高血压戒酒。
06. 查酒驾常见口语
Sir, please pull over.先生,
请你靠边停车。
What is the matter, sir?警官,有什么问题吗?
You need to blow into this breathalyzer.
你需要向这个呼吸测醉器里吹气。
According to the data ,
your blood alcohol concentration ,
exceeds the legal limit.
数据显示,
您血液中的酒精浓度超过了法定标准。
I will give you a ticket.Do not drive drunk again.
我给你开张罚单。
以后别再酒驾了。