第三十篇: 为什么我们不应该吸烟？ Why Shouldn’t We Smoke?

Most importantly, smoking causes big health problems. For example, smoking makes it harder to breathe if a person has illnesses like asthma. Smoking hurts a person’s lungs, causing diseases like cancer, etc.

最重要的是，吸烟导致（cause）严重的健康问题（problem）。例如，吸烟会让哮喘等疾病（illness）患者呼吸（breathe）更困难。吸烟伤肺，还会导致癌症（cancer）等疾病（disease）。

To begin with, smoking costs a lot of money. Smokers may also have to spend more on medicine and doctor visits. Another reason not to smoke is that it is bad for people who do not smoke, Secondhand smoke is a serious public health risk. It isn’t polite for a person to smoke in front of a nonsmoker. Besides, nonsmokers usually don’t like the smell left in rooms, cars, or even on a smoker’s clothes!

首先（be begin with），吸烟（smoking）花费（cost）很多钱。吸烟者（smoker）可能还要花费（spend）更多的钱买药、看医生。不吸烟的另一个理由（reason）是吸烟对不吸烟者有害。二手烟对公众健康来说是一种严重的风险（risk）。在不吸烟者面前（in front of）吸烟是不礼貌的。此外，不吸烟者通常不喜欢房间内、汽车里、甚至是吸烟者衣服上的烟味。

So if you don’t smoke, don’t start. If you do smoke, it’s time to give it up.

所以，如果你不吸烟，那就不要开始。如果你吸烟，是该戒烟（give up smoking）的时候了。