Happy Hour

愛(ài)喝啤酒的英國(guó)人面臨著一個(gè)清醒的現(xiàn)實(shí)：5月23日，一個(gè)全國(guó)約半數(shù)酒館和酒吧的代表團(tuán)體表示，出于英國(guó)政府不斷施加的壓力，他們將限制下午下班后的黃金時(shí)段的售酒交易，通過(guò)商業(yè)途徑減少不負(fù)責(zé)任的酗酒買醉行為，如取消"不限時(shí)暢飲"服務(wù)等。外電報(bào)道如下：Beer-swilling Britons face a sobering prospect: an unhappy hour. A group representing about half the country's pubs and bars said Monday it is curbing Happy Hour offers and other deals that encourage irresponsible drinking, a British pastime that has come under increasing attack from the government. It's not quite The Death of Happy Hour, as the Daily Mirror newspaper headline put it Monday. Publicans can continue to host and advertise Happy Hours, as long as they don't spur people to drink too much, too quickly. Offers that invite customers to drink for free after paying a cover charge, for example, will be out. Half-price drinks will be allowed, but only if done responsibly with say, offers of food, too. 在英國(guó)文化里，Happy Hour表示“歡樂(lè)時(shí)光，快樂(lè)時(shí)間”，意指白領(lǐng)下班到晚飯之間的一段時(shí)間。Happy Hour是上班族與同事朋友喝兩杯啤酒、吐吐苦水的好時(shí)機(jī)，此時(shí)商家紛紛提供減價(jià)酒水和各種優(yōu)惠活動(dòng)來(lái)招攬生意。 （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)站編）