话题147 二手烟
世界卫生组织的报告表明，吸烟对人类的危害是多方面的，主要导致哮喘、肺炎、肺癌、高血压、心脏病等。其中，二手烟对被动吸烟者的危害一点也不比主动吸烟者轻，特别是对少年儿童的危害尤其严重。调查显示，在中国，被动吸烟的主要受害者是妇女和儿童，尽管她们自己并不吸烟，但经常在家庭、公共场所遭受他人的二手烟。
英语情景会话
A: Would you like a cigarette?
A：抽烟吗？
B: No, thanks. I've decided to give up smoking.
B：不，谢谢。我已经决定戒烟了。
A: Really? Why?
A：真的？为什么？
B: Well, it's just that I think if you don't enjoy doing something any more, you should stop doing it.
B：嗯，就是因为我觉得如果你不喜欢再干什么事情的话，你就不要做好了。
A: I see.You mean you don't enjoy smoking any more?
A：噢。你的意思是说你不再喜欢吸烟啦？
B: That's right. You should give it up, too.It's bad for your health.
B：对呀。你也应该戒掉。吸烟对你的健康不利。
A: Stop talking like my mother. That's what she keeps saying.
A：别又像我妈妈似的。她就总这么说。
B: But it's true. It's a nasty habit. I can't think why I ever started.Anyway, it's obviously got you in its grip!
B：可我说的是真的。吸烟是个坏习惯。我都想不明白我开始是怎么吸上的。反正它把你控制住了。
A: What do you mean? What are you talking about?
A：你是什么意思？你在说什么呀？
B:I mean you couldn't give it up!
B：我是说你戒不掉啦！
其他常用英语口语表达
But even so, you might want to consider others when exposing them to your secondhand smoke.
不过即使如此，当别人会吸到你的二手烟时，你也得为他们考虑考虑了。
People are now aware of the danger Of secondhand smoke.
人们现在意识到二手烟的危害。
Who is at risk of the dangers of second-hand smoke?
谁会成力二手烟的受害者？
Over the long term, secondhand smoke also raises the risk of disease in nonsmokers.
长期以来，二手烟也增加了非烟民的患病几率。
常用英语词汇表达
second-hand smoke 二手烟
give up smoking 戒烟
lung cancer 肺癌
World Health Organization 世界卫生组织
public places 公共场所
asthma 气喘，哮喘