Nobody could have failed to notice the fact that drunken driving has been a grave problem with which we are confronted. Generally speaking, there are several reasons accounting¹ for /behind this phenomenon. Firstly, recent decades have witnessed the rapid development of people’s living standards. As a result, cars gained ever-increasing popularity and have found their way into our everyday life. Secondly², people participate in more activities or banquets than ever before, where they will drink liquor/strong wine. Then, they may get drunk but continue to drive.

没人会注意到这一事实，醉酒驾驶是我们面临的一个严重的问题。一般来说，在这一现象背后有几个原因。首先，人们的生活水平在近十年来已经得到了快速的发展。车史无前例的增加，而且在日常生活中占据很大的地位。 其次，人们比以往任何时候参加的活动或宴会都更多了，在那里他们会喝酒/烈酒。然后，他们可能喝醉了，还继续开车。

Drunken driving is bound to generate severe consequence if we keep turning a blind eye to it. Firs and foremost, this behavior will directly threaten the safety of drivers, passengers and pedestrians/goers, resulting in traffic accidents, injuries and even deaths. Besides, treating the injured and repairing broken cars mean a grievous waste of money, time and resources. Last but not least, this irresponsible driving will make the road a nightmare, and thus, it will causes serious losses of faith in governments and the society.

是如果我们继续无视酒后驾车，它一定会产生严重的后果。第一也是最重要的是，这种行为将直接威胁到司机，乘客和行人/路人的安全，造成交通事故，导致受伤甚至死亡。此外，治疗受伤者和修复损坏的汽车意味着严重浪费金钱，时间和资源。最后但并非最不重要的，这不负责任的驾驶会使道路成为噩梦，因此，它会导致在政府和社会方面的信心严重损失。

In view of the seriousness of this problem, effective measures must be taken before things get worse. First, it is essential that the supervisory role of laws and regulations should be strengthened to punish those performing drunken driving. Secondly, the public, especially drivers, should enhance their awareness³ of public safety. With stringent⁴ laws and alert public, it will only a matter of time for drunken driving to become things of past.

在考虑到问题的严重性，必须在事态进一步恶化之前采取有效措施。首先，应加强法律和法规的监督作用来惩罚那些醉酒驾驶的行为。其次，公众，特别是司机，应提高公众的安全意识。有了严格的法律和公众警惕，酒后开车成为过去只是时间问题而已。