我的太太在我抽烟的时候一直抱怨。她说抽烟是最坏的事情。
李: Then you shall stop,darling.
那么你就戒掉吧,亲爱的。
杨: But cigarettes are my best friends, honey. I know smoking is not good but I cannot live without it.
但是香烟是我最好的朋友,甜心。我知道抽烟不好,但是我不能没有它。
李: Ok, I can tell me some advantages of smoking, and then you can decide how to do.
好的,我可以告诉你抽烟的一些好处,然后你来决定怎么做。
杨: Really? Advantages? Please go ahead.
真的吗?好处?请继续说。
李: First smoking will protect your house against thieves. Smoking people usually cough a lot during night, thieves may think they are awake and then go away.
首先抽烟可以防范小偷。抽烟的人晚上容易咳嗽,小偷们会认为他们还没睡着然后就跑了。
杨: It is not a good reason. Do you have another one?
这不是个好理由。有别的呢?
李: Well, smoking people will scare away fierce dogs because they are usually humpbacked and dogs will think they are taking stones.
恩,抽烟的人能够吓跑恶狗, 因为抽烟的人容易驼背,狗会以为抽烟者在捡石头。
杨: Come on, these cannot be called advantages.
得了吧,这些不能够成为好处。
李: I have last one, smoking will keep you young. Smoking people usually have many diseases, so they don’t have chance to die old.
我还有最后一个,抽烟使你保持年轻。抽烟的人通常由很多的疾病,所以他们没有机会在老的时候死去。
杨: Ok, guy, I will stop smoking.
好吧伙计,我会戒烟。