2015年ESL之就医和人际交往 12 Methods for Quitting Smoking

Methods for Quitting Smoking

Lisa: This is it. I’m quitting smoking for good. 

Michael: Good for you. Are you going cold turkey? 

Lisa: No, I tried that, but it didn’t work. I craved¹ cigarettes too much. 

Michael: How about nicotine² gum? Have you tried that? 

Lisa: Yes, but I didn’t like the side effects. It irritated my throat. 

Michael: That’s too bad. I suppose you’ve tried nicotine patches, too? 

Lisa: Yes, I have. I became addicted³ to the patches and couldn’t wean myself off of them. I just traded one addiction⁴ for another. 

Michael: And electronic cigarettes? 

Lisa: They only made me want to smoke a real cigarette. They were no help at all. 

Michael: So, what now? 

Lisa: I’m going to try hypnosis. I hear that it works for some people. 

Michael: And if that doesn’t work? 

Lisa: The last resort is acupuncture⁵. Some people say that’s effective for quitting smoking. 

Michael: If you say so. Sometimes the cure is truly worse than the disease! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 craved   

渴望，热望( crave的过去式 )； 恳求，请求

参考例句：

• She has always craved excitement. 她总渴望刺激。
• A spicy, sharp-tasting radish was exactly what her stomach craved. 她正馋着想吃一个香甜可口的红萝卜呢。

2 nicotine   

n.(化)尼古丁，烟碱

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。
• 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。

3 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

4 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

5 acupuncture   

n.针灸，针刺法，针疗法

参考例句：

• Written records show that acupuncture dates back to the Song Dynasty.文字记载表明，宋朝就已经有了针灸。
• It's known that acupuncture originated in China.众所周知，针灸起源于中国。