Mostcountriesintheworldhaveharshlawsaimedatpenalizingdrunkdriving.Butuntilrecentyears,drunkdrivingwasrampantinChina,duetoweaklegalprovisionsandenforcement.Thepastdecadehaswitnessedtremendousincreaseinthenumberofmotorvehicles,mostofwhichareprivatecars.Thelackoflegaltraditionstargetedatdrunkdrivingandpeopleslackoflegalawarenesshavegivenrisealarmingtrafficcasualtiesasaresultofdrunkdriving.
Drunkdrivinghascreatedtrafficaccidentswhoseimplicationsextendfarbeyondthetrafficrealm.Inmanycases,thedrunkendriversarehigh-rankinggovernmentofficialsorwealthybusinessmenwhocouldusetheirinfluence,privileges,connectionsandbribestogetoffunpunished.Thishasoccasionedserioussocialproblemsbecausejusticeisnotdoneandthevalueofthelivesofordinarypeopleisnotdulyrespected.ThoseproblemsinturncontributetothealreadywideninginequalitiesbetweenthepoorandtherichintheChinesesociety,tosuchanextentthatonlytheinstitutionandtheenforcementofthemoststringentlawscananswertotherisingpubliccomplaints.
AccordingtothelawintroducedsinceMay1thisyear,anybodyguiltyofdrunkdrivingwouldbeseverelyfined,subjectedtoa6-monthdetention,anddeprivedofhisdrivinglicense.Iamtotallyinfavorofthislawbecauseithasdramaticallyreducedcasesofdrunkdriving.Havingcommitteddrunkdriving,wealthybusinessmen,high-rankinggovernmentofficials,andcelebratedmusicianshavebeenarrested,suedforcriminaloffenses,andsentenced.Alltheseindicatethatnooneisabovelaw,whichruthlesslyenforced,wouldbenefitallofus.
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醉驾入刑
醉驾所引发的交通事故,其含义已远远超出了交通领域本身。在相当多的醉驾案例中,醉酒的司机是政府高官,或腰缠万贯的生意人,他们可以利用其影响力、特权、人脉关系以及贿赂来逃脱法律的惩处。这便引发了严重的社会问题,因为正义无法得以伸张,普通百姓的生命的价值得不到应有的尊重。这些问题反过来又加剧了中国社会贫富阶层之间早就在日趋扩大的社会不公;其程度之严重,唯有制定并实施最严厉的法律,方能回应愈发沸腾的民怨。
按照今年五月一日起执行的法律,任何犯有醉驾罪责的人,将会接受高额罚款,处以六个月的拘役,并吊销驾照。我完全赞同这一法律,因为它已立竿见影地减少了醉驾的个案数量。在犯下醉驾罪责后,有钱的生意人、政府高官、以及著名音乐人,都纷纷遭到拘留,被提起刑事诉讼,直至判刑。所有这一切表明,没有人可以凌驾于法律之上。因此,对法律铁面无私地加以执行,必将造福于我们每个人。
【值得熟记的句式与短语】
1.harshlaws严酷的法律
2.berampant猖獗
3.duetoweaklegalprovisionsandenforcement原因在于无论是所制定的法规,还是执法活动本身,都过于薄弱
4.witnesstremendousincrease目睹了的迅猛增长
5.privatecars私家车
6.thelackoflegaltraditions法律传统的缺失
7.targetedat以为目标
8.legalawareness法律意识
9.givenriseto引起,产生
10.implicationsextendfarbeyondthetrafficrealm含义远远超出了交通领域本身
11.inmanycases在相当多的案例中
12.high-rankinggovernmentofficialsorwealthybusinessmen政府高官或腰缠万贯的生意人
13.getoffunpunished逃脱法律的惩处
14.occasionedserioussocialproblems引发了严重的社会问题
15.justiceisnotdone正义无法得以伸张
16.inturn反过来
17.wideninginequalitiesbetweenthepoorandtherich贫富阶层之间日趋扩大的不公
18.tosuchanextent到达这样一种程度
19.theinstitutionandtheenforcementofthemoststringentlaws制定并实施最严厉的法律