财经金融新闻 中国烟草调查

On the last day of 2015, we bring to you news about smoking in China.

2015年最后一天，来看看中国的烟草调查。

But first, listen to this quote: “Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.”

先看看下面这句话：“戒烟是世界上最容易的事情。数千次屡试不爽。”

It was the American writer, Mark Twain, who said this.

这句话出自美国作家马克·吐温。

And it captures just what the Chinese government might be up against in its efforts to curb¹ smoking in the country.

而这也反映了中国政府的控烟运动。

Indeed, despite its attempts to reduce cigarette consumption, the number of smokers³ in China increased in the past five years, according to a report by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

虽然政府加大力度遏制烟草消费，但据中国疾控中心报告显示，过去5年间，中国烟民数量有所增加。

The country had 316 million smokers above the age of 15 this year, 15 million more than in 2011, the report said.

据报告所说，中国现有15岁以上烟民3.16亿，比2011年增加1500万。

That’s almost the population of the United States.

这相当于美国的总人口数。

The government raised the wholesale⁴ tax rate for cigarettes from 5 percent to 11 percent in May, but that did little to deter⁵.

今年5月，政府将烟草消费税从5%提升到了11%，但收效甚微。

In 2015, smokers were found to have paid two times more than in 2009 for cigarettes: 10 yuan for a pack of 20 cigarettes in the cities, and 7.8 yuan in the countryside.

较2009年相比，2015年烟民的烟草消费翻番；一盒20支烟在城市卖10元，在乡村卖7.8元。

Each smoker² is thought to have smoked 15.2 cigarettes a day, more than half a pack, rising from 14.2 in 2011.

吸烟者日均吸烟15.2支，超过半包烟，较2010年增加一支。

Conducted in 2014 and 2015, the study is based on a sample of 15,000 people around the country, both smokers and non-smokers, above the age of 15.

2014-2015年间，政府对1.5万名15岁以上居民进行调查，他们当中既有吸烟者又有非吸烟者。

The study has also found, not surprisingly, a rising level of smokers coinciding with a low level of understanding about the consequences of smoking.

果不其然，该研究还发现烟民数量上升与吸烟危害认知不足有关。

While most of the participants knew that smoking can lead to lung cancer, only one-third understood the habit can also cause strokes.

绝大多数受访者只知道吸烟会导致癌症，但仅有三分之一人群知道吸烟会导致中风。

Only one-fifth knew smoking can also cause erectile dysfunction.

仅五分之一人群知道吸烟会导致勃起功能障碍。

Moreover, 28 percent of the participants believed that cigarettes with lower levels of tar⁶ are less harmful, leading them to ignore other unhealthy aspects of the habit and consume even more.

然而，有28%的受访者相信低焦油等于低危害，这也让他们忽视了抽烟的其它危害，进而变本加厉。

On the bright side, however, respondents said they saw fewer people smoke in work places, public transportation stops, and home than in the past.

让人可喜的是，许多受访者称公共场合、站台以及室内吸烟人数较以往减少。

That means, at least, fewer people are being exposed to secondhand smoke, researchers say.

研究人员认为，这至少说明“二手烟”受害者减少了。

So far the only city in the country imposing⁷ a smoking ban in public indoor areas is the capital city of Beijing.

到目前为止，只有北京严禁在公共场所室内区域吸烟。

The World Health Organization recently urged the country to take the ban nationwide.

日前，世卫组织敦促中国出台全国禁烟令。

Well there goes 2015.

2015就说到这里。

1 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

2 smoker   

n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室

参考例句：

• His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
• He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。

3 smokers   

吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。

4 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

5 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

6 tar   

n.柏油，焦油；vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于

参考例句：

• The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
• We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。

7 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。