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。