Why does he have to tell somebody to drink some wine and not just drink water?

他为什么要告诉某人去喝些酒，不要只饮水？

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He liked a drink, wine especially, but whatever might be its relaxing qualities in some situations, he advocated abstinence at the wheel.

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At the trial today, Cortes told a smooth narrative about what happened next: Greenberg announced that he was selling some wine to fund a company he was starting, and because he had more than he could drink.

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