An alcoholic isnt just created overnight.
酒鬼不是一夜间产生的
It seems to take years of subtle incremental changes.
酒量似乎是在数年间悄悄的增加
That was really what happened in the case of my father.
我父亲的情况就是如此
Changes occurred gradually over time.
变化是随着时间的流逝逐渐发生的
His drinking became more and more intensive
他喝的酒越来越多 越来越集中
and sustained and problematic.
持续 麻烦也越来越多
No-one sets out to be an alcoholic
没有人一开始就想变成酒鬼
and he certainly didnt.
他当然也不会
It just happened.
但一切还是发生了
Alcohol is SUCH a dangerous drug.
酒精是如此危险的毒品
Already 7% of UK adults are showing signs of dependency
已经有7%的英国人表现出酒精依赖迹象
and in less than a decade
并且在不到10年的时间里
the number of us going to hospital because of drink
我们由于酗酒而被送进医院的人数
has gone up 70%.
已经上升了70%
So should we even drink at all?
那么我们究竟是否应该喝酒
A colleague of mine has come up with a seriously radical idea.
我的一个同事提出了一个激进的主意
He wants to eliminate alcohol to design an alternative drug
他想设计一种替代药物 以便根除酒精

重点解释：

1.seem to 似乎 ..

例句：Does that seem to make sense?
这讲得通吗?

2.set out 开始；打算

例句：We'll need to set out chairs for the meeting.
我们要为会议摆好椅子。

3.because of 因为； 由于

例句：We win the game because of his participation.
由于他的参与，我们赢了比赛。