英语口语每天说上半小时 090

90. Smoking 吸烟

1. This is a non-smoker section, isn’t it? 这里是禁烟区，不是吗?

2. Do you feel like a smoke? 你想抽根烟吗?

3. Do you mind my smoking here? 你介意我在这里抽烟吗?

4. What in your opinion can be done to stop smoking? 你觉得怎么样才能禁烟呢?

5. Are you smoking a lot? 你抽很多烟吗?

6. Are you smoking less? 你烟抽少了吗?

7. Did you have to stop smoking? 你彼得不戒烟吗?

8. Do you smoke much? 你抽烟量大吗?

9. Do you smoke this kind of cigarettes? 你抽这种香烟吗?

10. I guess you don’t smoke, right? 我猜你不抽烟的，对吗?

Dialogue 1

W: Excuse me. Is anyone sitting here?

打扰了。有人坐这里吗?

M: No, nobody.

不，没人坐这里。

W: You don’t mind if I smoke, do you?

你不介意我抽烟，是吗?

M: Well, to be frank, yes, I do.

额，老实说，我介意。

W: Oh, I’m sorry. But this isn’t a no-smoker, isn’t it? I mean would you mind if I smoke here?

噢，对不起。但是这里不是禁烟区，是吗?我是说你介意我在这里抽烟吗?

M: Actually it is. Perhaps you haven’t noticed the sign.

事实上这里是。你可能没注意到那个标识。

W: Sign? What’s sign?

标识?什么标识?

M: There, on the window.

窗户那里。

W: Oh, sorry. I didn’t notice it. Sorry.

噢，对不起。我没有注意到。抱歉。

M: That’s all right.

没关系。

Dialogue 2

M: What do you think of smoking?

你对抽烟有什么看法?

W: It’s harmful not only for yourself but for others.

抽烟不仅危害自己还危害他人。

M: What in your opinion can be done to stop smoking?

你认为怎么样才能禁烟?

W: Stop producing cigarettes.

停止生产香烟。

M: But that’ll affect the national economy.

但是那会影响国家的经济。

W: That’s right. But I don’t think there are better ways.

没错。但是我认为没有更好的办法了。

M: How about painting a warning on each cigarette packet?

在每包香烟上印上警告语怎么样?

W: Maybe it can take effect.

或许有效。

Dialogue 3

M: Are you a smoker?

你抽烟吗?

W: Yes, I’m afraid I am. My husband is a smoker too.

是的，我抽烟。我的丈夫也抽烟。

M: Would you describe yourself as being a heavy smoker?

你觉得你自己烟瘾大吗?

W: No. But my husband smokes 20 or more a day.

不。但是我丈夫一天要抽20根香烟或以上。

M: When did you begin to smoke?

你什么时候开始抽烟?

W: I had my first cigarette when I was 17.

我第一次是抽烟是17岁。

M: Might I ask if you have tried to give up smoking?

我可以问一下，你试着戒烟过吗?

W: Yes. Twice.

是的。戒了两次。

Everyone knows that smoking is harmful for health. A lot of rules have been laid down to prohibit smoking. We can see the no-smoking sign in a lot of public places. In addition, we can see ‘smoking is harmful for your health’ on most packets of cigarettes. Some people even claim that we should stop producing cigarettes. But it will affect national economy. How can we prevent people from smoking? I think the answer to the problem is to make people realize the harm that cigarettes can do us. Only depending on our all efforts can we realize the true No smoking.

人人都知道吸烟有害健康。出台了很多规则来禁烟。我们在很多公共场所都可以看到禁烟标识。另外，我们在很多香烟的包装上都可以看到“吸烟有害健康”的字样。一些人甚至主张我们应该停止生产香烟。但是这会影响国家的经济。我们要怎样阻止人们吸烟呢?我认为，问题的答案在于让大家意识到香烟对我们的危害。只有依靠我们所有人的努力才能实现真正的禁烟。

1. Smoking is forbidden here. 这里禁止吸烟。

2. No smoking. 禁止吸烟。

3. Smoking will do you no good. 抽烟对你没好处。

4. Smoking is not allowed here. 这里禁止抽烟。

5. I am a chain smoker. 我是一个老烟鬼。

6. This cigar makes a terrible smell. 这种雪茄的味道很不好。

7. You smoke just like a chimney. 你的烟瘾真大。

8. You smoke yourself sick. 你抽烟抽到生病。

Dialogue 1

W: Are you feeling better today, Bill?

比尔，你今天觉得好些了吗?

M: Well, it’s hard to say. I coughed a lot in the evening.

额，很难说。我晚上咳得很厉害。

W: You’d better give up smoking. It’s bad for your health.

我最好戒烟。抽烟有害健康。

M: You’re right. But you know it’s so hard to give up the old habit like smoking.

你说得对。但是你知道的，像抽烟这样的坏习惯是很难去除了。

W: But you should make up your mind first.

但是你首先应该下决心。

M: You know I often have to work far into the night. I need smoking to keep me awake.

你知道的，我晚上经常工作到很晚。我需要抽烟来让自己清醒。

W: Why don’t you go to bed early and get up early?You’ll have the same time for work.

你为什么不早睡早起呢?你也会有相同的时间来工作。

M: Thank you for your advice. I’ll try it.

谢谢你的建议。我会试试的。

Dialogue 2

M: Sorry to have smoked in your room.

对不起，在你的房间抽烟了。

W: Don’t worry. I’ll open the window.

别担心。我会打开窗户的。

M: It’s very kind of you.

你真是体贴。

W: Smoking is harmful for your health.

吸烟有害健康。

M: I know. I’ll try to give it up.

我知道。我会试着戒掉的。

Dialogue 3

W: Did you read the letter in the paper about smoking? The person who wrote that must be crazy.

你有看报纸上关于抽烟的信吗?那个写信的人一定是疯了。

M: I don’t think so. I think the government should do everything it can to discourage people from smoking.

我不这样认为。我觉得政府应该尽一切努力阻止人们吸烟。

W: Maybe so. But a law banning cigarettes will do no good.

或许是这样。但是出台禁烟的法律是没好处的。

M: No, you can’t suddenly make smoking illegal, but government could prohibit smoking in public places like movies and theatres.

不，你不能突然让抽烟变成违法，但是政府可以在电影院和戏院这样的公共场所禁烟。

Every year millions of dollars are wasted on cigarettes and every year thousands of people die of lung cancer. At the same time the government spends a huge amount of money trying to make people give up smoking. There is a very simple solution to this problem. Cigarettes should be forbidden by law. The only people who would suffer from such a law would be the tobacco companies’. But we all know that they contribute nothing to society.

每年，有成千上万美元浪费在香烟上，每年，数千人死于肺癌。同时，政府花费了大量的金钱来让人们戒烟。对于这个难题，有一个很简单的解决办法。应该立法禁烟。受这种法律影响的只有那些烟草公司的人。但是我们都知道，他们对社会毫无贡献。