父母喝醉了，竟让13岁女儿开车

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初中二年级

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在德克萨斯，一对父母喝醉了，竟然让他们13岁的女儿来开车。当警察拦下他们的时候，在车上竟然还能看到没喝完的啤酒。

Parents in Texas have been charged with child endangerment after having their 13-year-old daughter drive the family home from a club because the couple were too drunken to do so themselves.

一对德克萨斯州的夫妻因喝醉后不能开车，让他们十三岁的女儿从一个俱乐部驾车回家，这对夫妻现已被指控危害儿童。

Alvaro Benitez and Araceli Mata-Ortiz were arrested in Austin last Sunday night after police pulled over their car, only to find a 13-year-old driving. The parents and their 7-year-old daughter were riding as passengers. After the family spent the evening at a “family club,” the 13-year-old saw that her parents were too drunk to drive and suggested taking the wheel. Benitez and Mata-Ortiz agreed and said the 22.7-mile drive home would provide their daughter with “a little adventure”.

上星期日晚，阿尔瓦罗·贝尼特斯和阿拉切利·马塔奥尔蒂斯在奥斯汀被捕，警方让其把车开到路边，却发现一个13岁的小孩在驾驶。这对父母和7岁的女儿像乘客一样坐在车上。这家人在一个“家庭俱乐部”度过了一晚。13岁的女儿发现她的父母烂醉如泥，无法开车，就建议让她来开车。贝尼特斯和马塔奥尔蒂斯同意了，并说开22.7英里的路回家可以让女儿体验下“小小的冒险”。

When police arrested the couple, they found a still-cold open can of beer in the car. “Alvaro and Araceli’s actions intentionally and knowingly put their two daughters in a danger of death,” an officer says.

当警方逮捕这对夫妻时，他们在车内发现了一罐打开的冰啤。一名官员说：“阿尔瓦罗和阿拉切利故意或明知故犯的行为让他们的两个女儿置于死亡的危险中。”

According to the Austin American-Statesman ,Benitez has been convicted of driving while drunk twice before, in 1990 and 1991. The officer says, “Such an event is dangerous for the children and will leave them feeling very unsafe in the world. Yes, they and the family can recover, but it will take a focused effort and a clearly articulated program of recovery .”

据《奥斯汀美国政治家》报道，在1990年和1991年，贝尼特斯已经两次因醉酒驾车被判入狱。这位官员说：“这样的事件对孩子们来说很危险，会让他们感觉很不安全。是的，他们和家人可以恢复，但这需要很大的努力和长期的恢复。”