W:Are you feeling better today, Bill?
比爾,你今天覺得好些了嗎?
M:Well, it’s hard to say. I coughed a lot in the evening.
額,很難說。我晚上咳得很厲害。
W:You’d better give up smoking. It’s bad for your health.
你最好戒煙。抽煙有害健康。
M:You’re right. But you know it’s so hard to give up the old habit like smoking.
你說得對。但是你知道的,像抽煙這樣的壞習(xí)慣是很難去除了。
W:But you should make up your mind first.
但是你首先應(yīng)該下決心。
M:You know I often have to work far into the night. I need smoking to keep me awake.
你知道的,我晚上經(jīng)常工作到很晚。我需要抽煙來讓自己清醒。
W:Why don’t you go to bed early and get up early?You’ll have the same time for work.
你為什么不早睡早起呢?你也會有相同的時間來工作。
M:Thank you for your advice. I’ll try it.
謝謝你的建議。我會試試的。