In the United States, the legal age to drink alcoholis 21.

在美国，法定饮酒年龄是21岁。

Americans debate whether it should be lowered,orwhether young drinkers would only drink more.

许多美国人在这个问题上一直争论不休。

In parts of Europe, the legal drinking age for beer,and sometimes hard liquor, is 16.

在欧洲部分国家，喝啤酒，有时是烈性酒的法定年龄是16岁，

Yet France may raise the age limit for beer and wine sales to 18,the same as for hard liquorthere.

而法国则将饮用啤酒，葡萄酒以及烈性酒的年龄限制提高至18岁。

Rules on alcohol differ from college to college in the United States.

美国每所大学对学生的饮酒规定是不同的。

Many schools require all first-year students to take an alcohol prevention and educationprogram.

许多大学要求所有大一新生都必须学习禁酒教育课程。