时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:赖世雄中级美国英语


英语课


There are millions of people all over the world who smoke. Most of these smokers 1 have tried to quit
smoking at least once in their lives, but in vain. Make no mistake; smoking is addictive 2. And once you are
addicted 3, it's very difficult to stop smoking. Many people have tried many different ways to kick the habit.
None of them is easy.
    Take a tip from me. I smoked for twenty-five years. Then one day, I decided 4 to quit cold turkey after
trying everything else. It worked. That was two years ago and I haven's smoked a single cigarette since then.
Good luck!

do sb good    good名词   Excerising at least three times a week does everybody good.
Smoking will do you harm.
in vain  adv.徒劳地
addictive 上瘾的   sb be addicted to sth 对...上瘾
ganbling 赌博
chase 追求
once and for all 一劳永逸
a single cigarette   single强调
cold turkey 一劳永逸地



1 smokers
吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )
  • Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
  • Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。
2 addictive
adj.(吸毒等)使成瘾的,成为习惯的
  • The problem with video game is that they're addictive.电子游戏机的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
  • Cigarettes are highly addictive.香烟很容易使人上瘾。
3 addicted
adj.沉溺于....的,对...上瘾的
  • He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
  • She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。
4 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。