Language Point 12

include excessive smoking and drinking of alcohol ...(Para. 4)

excessive: too much; too great

She takes an excessive interest in clothes. 她对服装过分感兴趣了。

Pollution of the environment is an excessive price to pay for so-called progress.

环境的污染是对所谓的发展所付出的高昂代价。

Attempts have been made not to allow such heavy trucks to drive in the city streets as they are making excessive noise.

已设法不让这类大卡车在市内马路上行驶，因为它们发出的噪声太大了。