英语翻译

题目

英语翻译
The price of drink falls far short of the toll it takes on those who have to cope with drinkers

答案

解析：
fall short of 比……低
toll 过路费；过桥费；代价
the toll 后面是定语从句,省略了关系代词that
定语从句中有一个句型：it takes sth.（需要花费）.sth.在这里指the toll,后接介词 on 才能跟宾语 those who.
The price of drink falls far short of the toll it takes on those who have to cope with drinkers.In such cases,defenders of free choice and free markets should not be intoxicated by them.Raising the cost of booze-fuelled bad behaviour would bring more joy to the world.Here’s to that.
可以翻译如下：
酒水的价格远远低于那些应对饮酒者的人所付出的代价.这种情况下,为自由选择权和自由市场辩护者不应该因此而得意忘形.提高酒精引发的恶行的代价（即“加大对酒精引发的恶行的惩处力度”）,可能会给世界带来更多欢乐.祝此举顺利.
（这一段话来自“经济学家”（The economist）近日刊登的一篇文章.）