Lesson 78The Last One?
最后一支烟?13 句 · 1:59
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Forhowlongdidthewritergiveupsmoking?
作者戒烟戒了多长时间?
Afterreadinganarticleentitled' CigaretteSmokingandYourHealth' Ilitacigarettetocalmmynerves.
读完一篇题为《吸烟与健康》的文章后,我点了一支烟来镇定神经。
IsmokedwithconcentrationandpleasureasIwassurethatthiswouldbemylastcigarette.
我聚精会神、津津有味地抽着,因为我确信这将是我的最后一支烟。
ForawholeweekIdidnotsmokeatallandduringthistimemywifesufferedterribly.
整整一个星期我一口烟都没抽,而在这段时间里,我妻子受尽了苦。
Ihadalltheusualsymptomsofsomeonegivingupsmoking: abadtemperandanenormousappetite.
我有戒烟者所有常见的症状:脾气暴躁,食欲大增。
Myfriendskeptonofferingmecigarettesandcigars.
我的朋友们不断地递给我香烟和雪茄。
TheymadenoefforttohidetheiramusementwheneverIproducedapacketofsweetsfrommypocket.
每当我从口袋里掏出一包糖果时,他们都毫不掩饰自己的乐趣。
AftersevendaysofthisIwenttoaparty.
这样过了七天之后,我去参加了一个聚会。
EverybodyaroundmewassmokingandIfeltextremelyuncomfortable.
我周围的每个人都在抽烟,我感到极不自在。
WhenmyoldfriendBrianurgedmetoacceptacigarette, itwasmorethanIcouldbear.
当我的老朋友布赖恩劝我接受一支烟时,这真让我无法忍受了。
Itookoneguiltily, lititandsmokedwithsatisfaction.
我内疚地接过一支,点着,心满意足地抽了起来。
Mywifewasdelightedthatthingshadreturnedtonormaloncemore.
我妻子很高兴,一切又恢复了正常。
Anyway, asBrianpointedout, itistheeasiestthingintheworldtogiveupsmoking.
不管怎样,正如布赖恩所指出的,戒烟是世界上最容易的事。
Hehimselfhasdoneitlotsoftimes!
他自己就戒过好多次了!
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- entitle/ɪnˈtaɪtl/v.
to give a name to a book or article
以……为题;给……题名
#1After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
- calm/kɑːm/v.
to make someone feel less worried
使镇定;使平静
#1After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
- nerve/nɜːrv/n.
the part of you that feels worried or afraid
神经;紧张情绪
#1After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
- concentration/ˌkɑːnsnˈtreɪʃn/n.
giving all your attention to one thing
专心;专注
#2I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette.
- suffer/ˈsʌfər/v.
to feel pain or have a very bad time
受苦;受折磨
#3For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time my wife suffered terribly.
- symptom/ˈsɪmptəm/n.
a sign that shows you are ill or have a problem
症状
#4I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
- temper/ˈtempər/n.
how angry or calm a person feels
脾气;情绪
#4I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
- appetite/ˈæpɪtaɪt/n.
the wish to eat food
食欲;胃口
#4I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
- give up/ɡɪv ʌp/phr v.
to stop doing something you did before
戒除;放弃
#4I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
- produce/prəˈduːs/v.
to take something out so people can see it
拿出;掏出
#6They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
- amusement/əˈmjuːzmənt/n.
the feeling you have when something is funny
乐趣;好笑
#6They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
- urge/ɜːrdʒ/v.
to try hard to make someone do something
敦促;力劝
#9When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
- guiltily/ˈɡɪltɪli/adv.
in a way that shows you know you did wrong
内疚地;心虚地
#10I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction.
- satisfaction/ˌsætɪsˈfækʃn/n.
a good feeling when you get what you wanted
满足;满意
#10I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction.
- point out/pɔɪnt aʊt/phr v.
to tell someone a fact they may not know
指出
#12Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking.