A：Would you like a cigarette?

抽煙嗎?

B：No,thanks.I've decided to give up smoking.

不，謝謝。我已經(jīng)決定戒煙了。

A：Really? Why?

真的?為什么?

B：Well,it's just that I think if you don't enjoy doing something any more,you should stop doing it.

嗯，就是因?yàn)槲矣X得如果你不喜歡再干什么事情的話，你就不要做好了。

A：I see. You mean you don't enjoy smoking any more?

噢。你的意思是說你不再喜歡吸煙啦?

B：That's right. You should give it up, too. It's bad for your health.

對呀。你也應(yīng)該戒掉。吸煙對你的健康不利。

A：Stop talking like my mother. That's what she keeps saying.

別又像我媽媽似的。她就總這么說。

B：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 !

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。

A：What do you mean? What are you talking about?

你是什么意思?你在說什么呀?

B：I mean you couldn't give it up!

我是說你戒不掉啦!

A：Who? Me? Could't give up smoking? Nonsense! Of course I could! I know I could!

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!

B：How do you know?

你怎么知道你戒得掉呢?

A：Because I've already proved it. Smoking's the easiest thing in the world to give up. I've done it hundreds of times!

因?yàn)槲乙呀?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!