Lesson 78


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The last one?


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First listen and then answer the question.


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For how long did the writer give up smoking?


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After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.


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I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette.


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For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly.


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I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.


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My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars.


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They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.


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After seven days of this I went to a party.


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Everybody around me was smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable.


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When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.


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I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction.


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My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more.


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Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking.


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He himself has done it lots of times!


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entitle   [inˈtaitl]   v. 以......为名

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calm  [kɑ:m]  v. 使镇定

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nerve  [nə:v]  n. 神经

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concentration  [ˌkɔnsənˈtreiʃən]  n. 集中，专心

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suffer  [ˈsʌfə]  v. 受苦，受害

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symptom   [ˈsimptəm]   n. 症状

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temper  [ˈtempə]  n. 脾气

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appetite  [ˈæpitait]  n. 胃口，食欲

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produce  [prəˈdju:s]  v. 拿出

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urge  [ə:dʒ]  v. 力劝，怂恿

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satisfaction   [ˌsætisˈfækʃən]   n. 满意，满足

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delighted  [diˈlaitid]  adj. 欣喜的

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