Only 20 per cent of Britons said they had consumed no alcohol in the past 12 months, compared to double that figure in Portugal, Italy and Hungary.

　　仅有20%的英国人说他们在过去12个月中滴酒未沾，而在葡萄牙、意大利和匈牙利，这一比例为英国的两倍。

　　A Eurobarometer spokesman added: 'Europe is the region with the highest per capita alcohol consumption in the world, and Britain tops the league for the largest volumes drunk in single sessions.'

　　欧洲晴雨表调查机构的一名发言人说：“欧洲是全世界人均饮酒量最大的地区，而英国人的单次饮酒量则高居欧洲各国之首。”