2015考研英语阅读酒品销售条例
<p> <span word="Drinking">Drinking</span> <span word="rules">rules</span></p><p> 酒品销售条例</p><p> <span word="ALMOST">ALMOST</span> 80 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="ofProhibition">ofProhibition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wholly">wholly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thirdof">thirdof</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="states">states</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="considerations">considerations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outweighmoral">outweighmoral</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="November">November</span> 8<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Washingtons">Washingtons</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="privatise">privatise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="states">states</span>328 <span word="liquor">liquor</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span>. <span word="Budgetplanners">Budgetplanners</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> $80<span word="m">m</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="licence">licence</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="forthe">forthe</span> <span word="Yes">Yes</span> <span word="campaignsecured">campaignsecured</span> <span word="with">with</span> $22.5<span word="m">m</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Costco">Costco</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span>-<span word="store">store</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recordfor">recordfor</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="initiativereduces">initiativereduces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span>17, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="consideringopening">consideringopening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spigots">spigots</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>.</p><p> 在禁酒法案废止近80年后，美国有三分之一州的白酒或葡萄酒销售权部分或者完全的掌握政府手中。但是在经济困难时期对经济的考量超过了道德约束。11月8日，华盛顿进行投票，计划将全国328个白酒分销机构私有化，同时不再限制大商场及超市的白酒销售。预算案的制定者认为此举将带来八千万美元的额外许可费收益。美国批发巨头 <span word="COSTCO">COSTCO</span>投入2250万美元用于推动解除酒类销售限制的运动，它的胜利使得美国对酒品销售实行控制的州减少到17个，此前几年弗吉尼亚州和爱荷华州均取消了对酒类销售的限制。</p>
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