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1、DrinkinginAmerican 在美国及各州、市、县对饮酒都制定了相关的法律。顾客要饮酒必须达到法定的年龄，一般规定在18至21岁以上。顾客进酒吧时，常需接受保安人员对其年龄进行核实。此时，只需出示自己的驾照或其他有效证件即可，因为这些证件上注有持证人的出生日期。 Alcohol(含酒精的饮料)andthelaw ItisdifficulttogiveadescriptionofAmericanlawsconcerningalcoholbecausetheyvaryfromstatetost
2、ateandcitytocity.Thefollowing,though,maybenoted.Sometowns,evenstatearetotallyissoldatallexceptthattheyallowthesaleofveryweak(3.2percentalcohol)beer,knownas“three-two”beer.SomeplacesdonotallowthesaleofalcoholonSundays,eveninshops—youmayfindabarlockedove
3、rthealcoholshelves.Youcanseeitbutnotbuyit!OtherplacespermitalcoholtobesoldonSundayafternoonsandevenings,butnotonSundaymornings.(NotethatthismeanssaleshavetostopatmidnightonSaturday.)InmanypartsofAmerica,youarenotallowedtodrinkalcoholinapublicplace.That
4、is,youmaynotsitinaparkorwalkalongastreetdrinkingbeer,andyoucannoteventakeanicebottleofwineonyourpicnic.Insomeplaces,peoplecanbeseentakingdrinksinpublicplacesfromcanswrappedinbrown-paperbags.ThesearenotcansofCoca-Cola.Andinmanystatesyouarenotallowedtodr
5、inkalcoholwhiledriving,orevenhaveanopenedalcoholcontainerinthecar.Somebarshavealicense(执照)onlyforbeerandwine.Othersarealsoallowedtosellspirits(烈*酒)andthus,asAmericanssay,“mixeddrinks”.Manybarshaveaperiodknownas“happyhour”,oftenlongerthananhour,whenthey
6、selldrinksatlower-than-usualprices.Thisisusuallyaround5p.m.andmaybeonlyoncertaindaysoftheweek. TheLegalDrinkingAge Legaldrinkingagevariesfromplacetoplacebutisgenerallybetween18to21.Someplacespermittheconsumption(消费)ofbeerat18butspiritsonlyat21.Otherspe
7、rmittheconsumptiononlyof“three-two”beerfrom18to21.(Youngpeoplethereforeoftendrivefromoneplacetoanotherwithmoreliberaldrinkinglaws.)Inanycase,insomepartsoftheUSAyoungpeopleareallowedtovote,marry,raosechildren,keepfull-timejobs,betriedincourtsasadults,jo
8、inthearmyandevenbuyguns—butNOThaveaglassofbeer.Insomeplacespeopleagedbetween18to21areallowedtogointobarsbutnotallowedtodrink. AnotherevenmoreinterestingaspectofAmericandrinking-agelawsisthatinsomeplacespeoplebelowlegaldrinkingagearenot
