轉引一篇英語真實故事

 

《Why Can't They Quit ?》

  "Ali is from Saudi Arabia, but he is living in the United States. Ali will stay in the United States for one year. During the year, Ali wants to do two things. First, he wants to learn English. Second, he wants to quit smoking.

  Ali has smoked for nine years. He smokes a pack of cigarettes every day. Ali says,  "I tried to quit smoking in Saudi Arabia, but it was impossible. My brothers smoke. My friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States not as many people smoke. I think that in the United States I can stop smoking. It will be easier to quit here."

  Many smokers are like Ali. They want to quit smoking. They know that smoking is bad for their health. They know that it can cause cancer and heart disease.  But it is difficult for them to stop smoking. It is difficult because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine 

  The first few times a person smokes, the smoker usually feels terrble. The nicotine makes the  person sick. In a few days, the  smoker's body gets used to the nicotine, and the smoker feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to feel fine. Without it, the smoker feels terrible. The smoker is addicted to nicotine. 

  What happens when people quit smoking? What happens when smoker don't have nicotine? People who quit smoking are often depressed and nervous for weeks. Some people want to eat sweets, so they gain weight. 

  Doctors sometimes give special chewing gum to people who want to quit smoking. The chewing gum has a  little nicotine in it. When smokers need nicotine, they don't smoke cigarettes. They chew the gum instead. Each day the smokers try to chew the gum less often. With the gum, people can quit smoking and then gradually give up nicotine. 

  It is vary difficult to stop smoking. Many people who quit smoking will smoke again.  At a party or maybe at work they'll decide to smoke "just one" cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they are smokes again. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start. "

  

  在收拾東西的時候，發現了以前的一本英語書。在那本書裏，編輯了一些真實的小故事。想到一旦把書置放起來，就會很難再去閱讀。索性就把小短文轉引在這裏。

  數年前在回國探親的時候，發現無論在公共汽車站，火車站，以及餐廳等處，幾乎到處都有能看到吸煙的人。

  在短文裏的阿裏，講述了自己在阿拉伯戒煙較難的情況。在周圍很多人都吸煙的環境裏，想要戒煙真的是很難。

  所以有一個好的生活習慣是很重要的，因為會直接影響到身體的健康。

 

  願人們的生活更美好，保護環境，人人有責。

[雪中梅]

回複 '菲兒天地' 的評論 : 歡迎光臨和留言，我在牙醫診所工作的時候，每當牙醫給病人拔牙之後，我會把拔牙手術後的注意事項告訴病人，其中的一條就是剛拔牙，不能吸煙。可是煙癮大的病人不聽，走出了診所就開始吸煙。結果牙痛難忍，一個月才能恢複。所以吸煙不僅對肺和心髒沒有益處，而且對拔牙恢複也有影響。
平安是福。

[菲兒天地]

很好的故事，多謝雪中梅介紹。公公從美國畢業回國後，就開始一直在家裏的門上掛一個"non-smoking"的牌子，剛開始我們都覺得他有點太不近人情，現在想想，他是對的。。。。：）