二十九. Dialogue: Where Is My Pet Dog?
(L: Lisa, S: Sam)
L: Ten years ago, I went on a tour to London with my pet dog.
S: Did you have a good time there?
L: Yes. I did. One day, after a tiring tour, I went into a restaurant with my pet dog.
S: You should feed your dog first, I think.
L: Right, so I signed(打手势) a waiter(服务员）to come over. At that time, I couldnt speak English. So I pointed to the dog and made aneatinggesture, showing that the dog needed some food.
S: What happened then?
L: The waiter nodded and walked away with my pet dog. I was happy because I made the waiter understand me without any difficulty. But after half an hour, he returned with a plate.
S: What was on the plate?
L: My pet dog! My pet dog was killed and cooked !
【汉语翻译】
对话(dialogue)：我的宠物狗在哪里？
(L：丽萨Lisa，S：Sam山姆)
L：十年前，我带着我的宠物(pet)狗去伦敦(London)观光旅游(tour)。
S：你玩的好(have a good time)吗？
L：是的，玩的不错。有一天，令人劳累的(tiring)行程结束后，我带着我的狗进了一家餐馆(restaurant)。
S：我觉得你应当先喂(feed)你的狗。
L：是的，所以我给服务员打了个手势。那时我还不会说英语。因此我指向(point to)我的狗，然后作了一个吃的手势(gesture)，表示这只狗需要一些食物。
S：后来怎么了？
L：那个服务员点点头(nod)就带着我的狗走开了。我很高兴因为我没费吹灰之力(without any difficulty)就让服务员明白了。但半个小时后，他端着个盘子(plate)回来了。
S：盘子里是什么呀？
L：我的宠物狗！我的宠物狗被杀死烹饪(cook)了！
三十. Why Shouldnt We Smoke?
To begin with, smoking costs a lot of money. Smokers may also have to spendmore on medicine and doctor visits.? Another reason not to smoke is that it is bad for people who do not smoke, Secondhand smoke(二手烟) is a serious public healthrisk. It isnt polite for a person to smoke in front of a nonsmoker. Besides, nonsmokers usually dont like the smell left in rooms, cars, or even on a smokers clothes!
Most importantly, smoking causes big health problems. For example, smoking makes it harder to breathe if a person has illnesses like asthma (哮喘). Smoking hurts a persons lungs(肺) , causing diseases like cancer, etc.
So if you dont smoke, dont start. If you do smoke, its time to give it up.
【汉语翻译】
为什么我们不应该吸烟？
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。
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)。
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。