近日，英国议会两院均已批准一项法案，该法案将禁止17岁及以下的未成年人终生购买香烟。



以下是《Medical Express》报道：

Both chambers of Britain's parliament have approved a bill that would ban children aged 17 and under from buying cigarettes during their lifetime.

英国议会两院均已批准一项法案，该法案将禁止17岁及以下的未成年人终生购买香烟。

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to stop anyone born after January 1, 2009 (now aged 17) from taking up smoking.

这项《烟草与电子烟法案》旨在阻止任何在2009年1月1日之后出生的人（现年17岁）开始吸烟。

卫生大臣韦斯·斯特里廷称这是"英国健康事业的历史性时刻"，将催生"第一代无烟人群，使他们免受终生成瘾和伤害"。



以下是《Medical Express》报道：

Health minister Wes Streeting called this a "historic moment for the nation's health" that will lead to the "first smoke-free generation, protected from a lifetime of addiction and harm."

卫生大臣韦斯·斯特里廷称这是"英国健康事业的历史性时刻"，将催生"第一代无烟人群，使他们免受终生成瘾和伤害"。

When it gets royal assent and becomes law, it will give the government powers to extend an indoor smoking ban to outdoor spaces such as children's playgrounds and areas outside schools and hospitals.

该法案在获得王室批准并正式成为法律后，将赋予政府权力，把室内禁烟范围扩大到户外场所，如儿童游乐场、学校和医院周边区域。

It will also give the government new powers to restrict the flavors and packaging of vapes and ban vaping in places where smoking is already banned.

该法案还将赋予政府新的权力，限制电子烟的口味和包装，并在已禁止吸烟的场所禁止吸电子烟。

根据英国国民医疗服务体系的数据，在英国，吸烟每年导致约7.5万人死亡。英国工党政府于去年6月出台了一项禁令，禁止销售一次性电子烟。



以下是《Medical Express》报道：

The bill is part of a drive to ramp up preventative health measures and ease long-term pressure on the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS).

该法案是英国加强预防性卫生措施、缓解国家资助的国民医疗服务体系（NHS）长期压力行动的一部分。

The Labour government in June last year introduced a ban on the sale of disposable vapes, which are cheap and come in colorful packaging that make them popular with young people.

英国工党政府于去年6月出台了一项禁令，禁止销售一次性电子烟。这类电子烟价格低廉、包装色彩鲜艳，深受年轻人欢迎。

Smoking in England causes around 75,000 deaths per year and is responsible for around a quarter of all deaths, according to the NHS.

根据英国国民医疗服务体系的数据，在英国，吸烟每年导致约7.5万人死亡，约占全部死亡人数的四分之一。

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文中分享了“把室内禁烟范围扩大到……”的说法：extend an indoor smoking ban to...。

When it gets royal assent and becomes law, it will give the government powers to extend an indoor smoking ban to outdoor spaces such as children's playgrounds and areas outside schools and hospitals.

该法案在获得王室批准并正式成为法律后，将赋予政府权力，把室内禁烟范围扩大到户外场所，如儿童游乐场、学校和医院周边区域。

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