你身邊有滴酒不沾的人嗎?無論什么場合,人家只選擇白水或者飲料,絕對不靠近酒精飲品。這樣的人在英語里是有特定稱呼的,他們叫做teetotaler。
Teetotalism refers to either the practice of or the promotion of complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. A person who practices (and possibly advocates) teetotalism is called a teetotaler or is simply said to be teetotal.
禁酒主義(teetotalism)指踐行或推廣禁止飲用酒精飲料的做法,實(shí)踐(或提倡)禁酒主義的人就叫做teetotaler(滴酒不沾的人,禁酒人士)。
Some common reasons for choosing to be a teetotaler are religious, health, family, fear of gastric or social reasons, and, sometimes, as simply a matter of taste or preference. When at drinking establishments, teetotallers either abstain from drinking or consume non-alcoholic beverages such as tea, coffee, water, juice, soft drinks and mocktails.
選擇做禁酒人士常見的原因多與宗教、健康、家庭、腸胃以及社會問題有關(guān),有時也可能只是因?yàn)榭谖兜脑蜻x擇不喝酒。在一些飲酒的場合,禁酒人士或者避免參與,或者就選擇一些不含酒精的飲料,比如茶、咖啡、白水、果汁、軟飲以及不含酒精的雞尾酒等。
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