這是一篇關(guān)于酒吧文化的英語考試閱讀文章，一起來看看吧。
Going to pubs is a very popular leisure-time activity . In a recent survey seven out often adults said they went to pubs, one third of them once a week or more often.
去酒吧是一項非常流行的休閑活動。最近的一項調(diào)查顯示7/10的成年人表示他們會去酒吧，1/3的人每周去一次或者更多。
Everywhere there are plenty of pubs, in which people play darts, talk and drink, usually while standing up. Every pub has its name, its sign and its "regulars", its customers who turn up night after night. A few old pubs have real character but many are dull and ugly. It seems that the English think it rather indecent for people to drink alcoholic drinks in any place where they can be seen from outside. So pubs usually not only have no tables outside, but are so built that it is impossible for people outside to see in,or for those who are inside to see out. There are exceptions to this, but not many.
酒吧在英國隨處可見。人們在那里站著玩飛鏢、聊天或者喝酒。每個酒店都有自己的名字、自己的招牌和“�？椭�(即那些每個晚上都會光顧的客人)。一些老店很有特色，但多數(shù)卻是既無聊又丑陋。英國人似乎認(rèn)為，在任何一個從外面看得見的地方喝酒都是件不體面的事。所以，這里的酒吧不僅外面不設(shè)桌子，而且它的建筑結(jié)構(gòu)使你既不能從外面看到里面，也不能從里面看到外面。當(dāng)然，這也有一些例外，但不多。
Types of pubs vary considerably from quiet, rural establishments with traditional games, such as skittles and dominoes, to city pubs where different sorts of entertainment such live music can often be found. The opening hours of pubs, which were previously strictly controlled, have been relaxed and many pubs now serve food as well as drink.
有些酒吧比較安靜，它們座落在鄉(xiāng)下，客人在里面可以玩?zhèn)鹘y(tǒng)的游戲，例如九柱游戲和骨牌。城市的酒吧提供不同的娛樂，通常可以看現(xiàn)場音樂表演。酒吧的營業(yè)時間以前是嚴(yán)格控制的，現(xiàn)在則放寬多了’許多酒吧除了提供酒水外還供應(yīng)食物。
The traditional pub was a place for the men only. But things have changed, and more and more pubs are now places where men and women sit at tables, and they often provide good lunches. Most of them have a public bar, where drinks are slightly cheaper, and a saloon bar, which middle-class people usually prefer because it is more comfortable and less crowded. Some
pubs have become more welcoming to families with younger children than in the past, although children under fourteen are still not allowed in the bar.
傳統(tǒng)上的酒吧是男人的世界，但今天情況已發(fā)生了變化，在越來越多的酒吧里，你可以看見男人和女人同桌共飲，這些酒吧常常能提供很好的午餐。而且，大多數(shù)酒吧都設(shè)有一個公共酒吧區(qū)，那里的酒水相對而言比較便宜，此外，它們還設(shè)有一個沙龍酒吧區(qū)，那是中產(chǎn)階級人士常常光顧的地方，那里不僅比較舒服，人也比較少，某些酒吧比過去更受到有小孩的家庭的歡迎，盡管14歲以下的小孩還是不能進(jìn)酒吧的。
British drinking habits have changed with larger and continental beers now more popular than traditional fonns of British beer. In cities,wine bars have appeared in competition with pubs. Although, in general,people in Britain now drink more than they used to, new typesof drinks such as alcohol-free beer and wine have appeared and there has been a general move to educate people more about the dangers of drinking too much.
英國人的喝酒習(xí)慣已經(jīng)改變了很多，更大瓶的啤酒和大陸式啤酒現(xiàn)在比傳統(tǒng)英國啤酒更受歡迎。在城市中，葡萄酒酒吧與酒館互相競爭。雖然從總體上來說，英國人現(xiàn)在喝酒比以前多，但是已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)新的沒有酒精的酒類，并且人們越來越明白酒精以及酗酒的害處了.