Some 12 per cent of Britons admitted to downing more than seven drinks in a session. For the purposes of the survey, one drink was defined as a single glass of wine, beer or spirits.

　　约12%的英国人承认自己一次能喝七杯以上。为方便调查，这里的一杯指的是一杯葡萄酒、啤酒或烈性酒。

　　Britain's binge-drinkingput it ahead of the likes of Ireland, Finland and Germany, which have all scored highly in previous alcohol studies, while in Bulgaria, Greece and Austria, not one person admitted drinking more than seven drinks in a single session.

　　英国人的酒量甚至超过了在之前的类似调查中排在前列的爱尔兰、芬兰和德国，而在保加利亚、希腊和奥地利，几乎没有人说自己一次能喝七杯。