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选修六Unit3 ADVICE FROM GRANDAD 爷爷的忠告 Dear James,?亲爱的詹姆士： It is a beautiful day here and I am sitting under the big tree at the end of the garden.?今天这儿的天气很好。现在我正坐在花园尽头的那棵大树底下呢。?I have just returned from a long bike ride to an old castle.?我刚刚才回来，骑自行车跑了很长一段路，一直到了古城堡。It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon.?感到惊奇吧，像我这样的年纪，身体健康而且能在一个下午骑车跑20公里。It's my birthday in two weeks time and I'll be 82 years old!?再过两个礼拜就是我82岁的生日了！?I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live.?我想我之所以长寿而且精力充沛，要归功于我的健康生活。 This brings me to the real reason for my letter, my dear grandson.?这就是我写信给你的真正原因，我亲爱的孙子。Your mother tells me that you started smoking some time ago and now you are finding it difficult to give it up.?你妈妈告诉我，你不久前开始吸烟了，而且现在很难把它戒掉。?Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough it is to stop.?相信我吧，我知道，吸烟容易戒烟难。?You see, during adolescence I also smoked and became addicted to cigarettes.?你知道，当我还是一个十几岁的孩子的时候，我也吸过烟，而且还上了瘾。 By the way, did you know that this is because you become addicted in three different ways?这儿我想顺便问你一个问题，你知道上瘾有三个方面的原因吗？?First, you can become physically addicted to nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes.?首先，你会在身体上对尼古丁有瘾，它是香烟里几百种化学物质之一。This means that after a while your body becomes accustomed to having nicotine in it.这句是说，过一段时间以后，你的身体习惯了香烟里的尼古丁，?So when the drug leaves your body, you get withdrawal symptoms.?一旦你的体内没有这种麻醉剂了，你就会有断瘾症状，?I remember feeling bad-tempered and sometimes even in pain.?我记得曾感到烦躁、甚至痛苦。Secondly, you become addicted through habit.?其次你也可能因为习惯的原因而上瘾。As you know, if you do the same thing over and over again, you begin to do it automatically.?你知道，如果你反反复复地做同一件事情，你就会自动地做它。Lastly, you can become mentally addicted.?最后，你可以心理上瘾。?I believed I was happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette, so I began to think that I could only feel good when I smoked.?我那时认为，抽了一支烟后就会感到更轻松愉快，于是我就以为抽烟才能使自己感觉良好。?I was addicted in all three ways, so it was very difficult to quit.?我之所以上瘾就有着这三个方面的原因，因此，要戒烟就很难。But I did finally manage.但是我终于还是戒掉了。 When I was young, I didn't know much about the harmful effects of smoking.?在我年轻的时候，关于吸烟的危害性我知道的并不多。?I didn't know, for example, that it could do terrible damage to your heart and lungs or that it was more difficult for smoking couples to become pregnant.?例如，我不知道抽烟能严重侵害人的心脏和肺部，也不知道吸烟的夫妇生育能力会下降。?I certainly didn't know their babies may have a smaller birth weight or even be abnormal in some way.?我当然不知道他们的婴儿在出生时可能体重较轻或某些方面不正常。Neither did I know that my cigarette smoke could affect the health of non-smokers.?我更不知道，我自己吸烟还会损害那些不吸烟人的健康。However, what I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible.?然而我的的确确知道，我的女朋友觉得我的烟味很难闻。?She said my breath and clothes smelt, and that the ends of my fingers were turning yellow.?她说我的呼吸、我的衣服都有味道，而且我的手指头都变黄了。?She told me that she wouldn't go out with me again unless I stopped!?她说在我把烟戒掉之前不会跟我一起出去。I also noticed that I became breathless quickly, and that I wasn't enjoying sport as much.?我还注意到我的呼吸变得急促，并且使我不那么喜爱运动了。?When I was taken off the school football team because I was unfit, I knew it was time to quit smoking.?而由于我身体不健康被校足球队除名之后，我才知道该是我戒烟的时候了。I am sending you some advice I found on the Internet.?我把我从网上找到的一些忠告寄给你，也许对你戒烟和坚定决心会有所帮助。It might help you to stop and strengthen your resolve. I do hope so because I want you to live as long and healthy a life as I have.我的确希望你把烟戒掉，因为我希望你能像我这样活得健康长寿。 Love from Grandad爱你的爷爷 How can you stop smoking?你怎样才能戒烟呢？ It is not easy to stop smoking, but millions have managed to quit and so can you.戒烟不容易，但许许多多的人都成功地戒掉了烟，所以你也能。Here are a few suggestions.这儿有几点建议： ·Prepare yourself.做好准备。Decide on a day to quit.确定一个开始戒烟的日子。Don’t choose a day that you know is going to be stressful, such as the day of an exam.不要选择你明知有压力的日子，例如要考试的那一天。Make a list of all the benefits you will get from stopping smoking.把戒烟的好处开列一个清单。Then throw away your last packet of cigarettes.? 在你计划戒烟的前一天，把你最后一包香烟扔掉。 ·Be determined.?下定决心。Every time you feel like smoking a cigarette, remind yourself that you are a non-smoker.?每当你想要吸烟的时候，你就提醒你自己，你（已经）是不吸烟的人了。Reread the list of benefits you wrote earlier.把你早先写的那个戒烟的好处的清单反复地看一看。 ·Break the habit.?破除旧习。Instead of smoking a cigarette, do something else.?不要抽烟，而去干点别的事情，Go for a walk, clean your teeth, drink some water, clean the house,?去散散步、刷刷牙、喝点水、打扫房间。In fact, do anything to keep your mind and especially your hands busy.其实，只要是能使你的脑，特别是手不得闲的事情，你都可以去做。 ·Relax.?放松休息。If you start to feel nervous or stressed, do not reach for a cigarette.?如果你开始感到紧张有压力了，这时你也不要伸手去拿香烟。Try some deep breathing instead.?试着做做深呼吸。Do some relaxation exercises every time you feel stressed.?每当你感到紧张了，就去做做放松运动。 ·Get help if you need it.?必要时找人帮忙。Arrange to stop smoking with a friend so you can talk about your problems,?or join a stop-smoking group.?同朋友一起安排戒烟，这样你们可以谈谈你的问题。你也可以参加一个戒烟小组。?If you feel desperate, you might like to talk to a doctor or chemist about something to help you, like nicotine chewing gun.如果你的确感到没法办，你还可以找一个医生或药剂师来谈谈，帮你想点办法，如含尼古丁的口香糖等。 ·Keep trying.?继续努力。Do not be disappointed if you have to try several times before you finally stop smoking.?即使非得经过多次戒烟才能最后把它戒掉，你也不要失去希望。If you weaken and have a cigarette, do not feel ashamed.?如果你因意志衰弱而又抽烟了，也不要觉得难为情。Just try again. You will succeed eventually.那就再努力戒就是了。最终你是会成功的。 |
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