2012.7.24 单词 Alcohol sponsorship and sport

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Alcohol sponsorship and sport

"I think the Health Select Committee report has been a very useful addition to the government's Alcohol Strategy… some very useful comments on advertising and I think emphasising that advertising does change behaviour, it does influence children, and it's therefore really important that the government goes further on advertising than they've done in the past. The Health Select Committee, for example, suggested that we look harder at what they do in France where there's a complete ban on broadcast advertising of alcohol products, there's a complete ban on sport sponsorship. So that would be a really helpful way forward for this country because advertising does make a difference for children. For example, Heineken is the official beer of the 2012 Olympics now what message does that send to children about the link between alcohol and sporting prowess?"

BBC Interviewer:
The committee also says there needs to be greater emphasis on the health impact of drinking alcohol not just anti-social behaviour. Why has this emphasis always been on anti-social behaviour and not on the health impact? 

"I think everyone always finds it easier to talk about other people - those young people who are making trouble in our cities on Saturday night - rather than necessarily looking at their own consumption. We know that many people drink well above recommended safe limits; they don't make trouble in cities on Saturday night, they're doing so at home. It's this hidden drinking on a regular basis that leads to many of the chronic conditions we see in our hospitals every day of the year – cirrhosis of the liver, strokes, cancers that are strongly alcohol related and so on – so I think it's been a very useful change in emphasis."

select committee
基本翻译
特别委员会（为某一特案组成的）
网络释义
Select Committee:专责委员会 | 特别委员会 | 委员会

sponsorship ['spɑnsɚʃɪp]
基本翻译
n. 赞助；发起；保证人的地位；教父母身份
网络释义
sponsorship:赞助 | 赞助式广告 | 操办

prowess ['praʊɪs]
基本翻译
n. 英勇；超凡技术；勇猛
网络释义
prowess:英勇 | 勇敢 | 威力

consumption [kən'sʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n]
基本翻译
n. 消费；消耗；肺痨
网络释义
consumption:消费 | 消耗 | 消耗量

chronic ['krɒnɪk]
基本翻译
adj. 慢性的；长期的；习惯性的
网络释义
chronic:慢性的 | 慢性病 | 长期的

cirrhosis [sɪ'rəʊsɪs]
基本翻译
n. 硬化；[内科] 肝硬化
网络释义
cirrhosis:肝硬化 | 硬变 | 硬化

liver ['lɪvə]
基本翻译
n. 肝脏；生活者，居民
网络释义
liver:肝脏 | 肝 | 猪肝

strokes
基本翻译
n. 中风
网络释义
Strokes:笔画 | 笔触 | 使用