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<p> 第二十九篇</p><p> <span word="Drunken">Drunken</span> <span word="drivingsometimes">drivingsometimes</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="murderhas">murderhas</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>， <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> 250，000 <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 0.10 <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="beers">beers</span>， <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whisky">whisky</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="Heavy">Heavy</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="macho">macho</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="lenient">lenient</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="courts">courts</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="publicized">publicized</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span>， <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="children">children</span>， <span word="that">that</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="tolerant">tolerant</span>.</p><p> <span word="Twenty">Twenty</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="to">to</span> 21， <span word="reversing">reversing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> 18. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> 18， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> 18-20-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="upped">upped</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 21.</p><p> <span word="Reformers">Reformers</span>， <span word="however">however</span>， <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="peer">peer</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>.</p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="arrests">arrests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="and">and</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="already">already</span>， <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="penalizing">penalizing</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="tavern">tavern</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="brandies">brandies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="intoxicated">intoxicated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>， <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>.</p>
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