Many young Americans complain that the drinking laws are unfair: They are allowed to vote in elections and join the army at age 18, so why wait another three years just to buy a bottle of beer?
These young people have found help in an unusual place. Last year, more than 100 presidents of US universities joined together to ask lawmakers to consider changing the drinking age. They argued that the law doesn't stop underage college kids from getting drunk—it just makes them want to drink more.
For now, the law seems unlikely to change. But US teenagers who want alcohol can go north to Canada, where the drinking age is 18—19, or south to Mexico where the legal age is 18. Throughout much of Asia, Africa and Europe, the legal drinking age ranges 16~18.
In plenty of places though, the official drinking age is ignored, and even young children can buy alcohol if they have the money to pay for it.
No matter how old you are, you should always be responsible with alcohol. Teenagers in Milan are now learning that their reckless (不顾后果的) drinking behavior may come at a high price.
By Ariel Lown Lewiton, 21st Teens Staff
文章大意:米兰刚刚出台了新法令,任何商家都不能向16岁以下的人出售酒,否则会面临700美元的罚款。其实,很多国家都有这种饮酒最低年龄的限制。
56.The new law by the city of Milan________.
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