The researchers say: "Long-term wine consumers had about five years longer life expectancy at age 50 compared with non-alcohol users."

研究者说，长期的酒精消耗者在50岁时候可以比不喝酒的人延长5年的寿命预期。

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But drinking alcohol with a rich and fatty meal causes food to linger in the stomach longer, found a new study — leading people to feel fuller over a greater period of time.

但是最近一项研究发现，吃大餐的时候喝酒会让食物在胃中的逗留时间更长，会让人更长时间里感觉撑着了。

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In the case of drunken college students, is there a blood alcohol level at which they no longer are able to give consent?

对于醉酒的大学生来说，是否存在一个血液中酒精含量标准，表明他们不再有能力表示同意？

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Ballooning insurance costs were one reason: many fraternities can no longer afford the premiums for serving alcohol, which is said to account for 80% of fraternity insurance claims.

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In the longer term, the government hopes to persuade Congress to tax cigarettes and alcohol on their value, rather than a fixed sum per unit sold.

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Under the new system, people who binge drink during adolescence and early adulthood will be seen, essentially, as "mild" alcoholics -- even though studies show that they are much more likely to grow out of the problem than they are to wind up with longer term alcohol-related problems.

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