1--Would you like a cigarette?
2--No,thanks.I've decided to give up smoking.
1--Really?Why?
2--Well,it's just that I think if you don't enjoy doing something any more,you should stop doing it.
1--I see. You mean you don't enjoy smoking any more?
2--That's right. You should give it up, too. It's bad for your health.
1--Stop talking like my mother. That's what she keeps saying.
2--But it's true. It's a nasty habit. I can't think why I ever started. Anyway ,it's obviously got you in its grip !
1--What do you mean? What are you talking about?
2--I mean you couldn't give it up!
1--Who? Me? Could't give up smoking? Nonsense! Of course I could !I know I could !
2--How do you know?
1--Because I've already proved it. Smoking's the easiest thing in the world to give up. I've done it hundreds of times!
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注解:
1.any more(常用于否定句和疑問句末)再也(不)
2.nasty極差的
3.Nonsense胡說
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譯文:
1--抽煙嗎?
2--不,謝謝。我已經(jīng)決定戒煙了。
1--真的?為什么?
2--嗯,就是因為我覺得如果你不喜歡再干什么事情的話,你就不要做好了。
1--噢。你的意思是說你不再喜歡吸煙啦?
2--對呀。你也應(yīng)該戒掉。吸煙對你的健康不利。
1--別又像我媽媽似的。她就總這么說。
2--可我說的是真的。吸煙是個壞習(xí)慣。我都想不明白我開始是怎么吸上的。反正它把你控制住了。
1--你是什么意思?你在說什么呀?
2--我是說你戒不掉啦!
1--誰戒不掉?我嗎?戒不掉吸煙?胡說!我當(dāng)然能戒掉!我知道我能戒掉!
2--你怎么知道你戒得攆呢?
1--因為我已經(jīng)證明過了。吸煙是世界上最容易戒掉的東西。我都戒了好多次了!