British Vision Issue 58 把香烟禁到底

Smoking in pubs and bars in Wales is now illegal after the ban on smoking in enclosed public places came into force this morning. Wales is the second part of the UK to introduce the ban and anyone breaking the law faces a hefty fine, well, our reporter Bridgid Nzekwu was in Penarth, just outside Cardiff. Bridgid.

Richard, I am in the Windsor Arms in Penarth, the newly smoke-free zone, er there are, (smoke,) no smoking signs all over the pub and not a single ashtray¹, that you can still get a whiff of cigarettes because of course until last night, people could still light up here. Now I'm told this is a somewhat reluctant smoke-free zone because the majority of the customers that come here are smokers², nevertheless it's another landmark³ day for the anti-tobacco lobby.
It's beer without the cigarettes inside this pub in Cardiff and others across Wales. The total ban on smoking enforced from 6 AM.

I think that a really good thing that ban. They should have happened years ago.

From now on ,there is a 50 pounds on the spot fine for anyone caught lighting⁴ up in enclosed public places. Pubs, restaurants, offices and public transport all covered by the ban.

I don't think it's, eh, right that other people should be breathing out other people's smoke, but they don't smoke themselves.

But I think it is a bit unfair that smokers haven't got somewhere, why don't they have smoking pubs and no smoking pubs? Then it's your choice when you come up to street whether you're going to a smoking pub or a no smoking pub.

This pub sliced off half of its roof to ensure it wouldn't lose its smoking customers. A heater times to the length of a cigarette aimed at giving smokers some comfort.

I just think of this, having to come outside, um, if I have a beer, I'd only have a cigarette as well, so I would definitely be given up.

6,000 Welsh people die from smoking related diseases each year; passive smoking kills around 400 more. the Welsh Assembly hopes the ban will reduce the number of smokers by 32,000. It's been hailed a success in Scotland--the number of smokers falling by 1.5 percent since their ban came into force a year ago. But the benefits to health have come at a cost for many businesse. Since the ban, overall drink sales in Scotland are down 11 percent, food sales have fallen by 3 percent, pubs and clubs have found that visits by regular customers are also down. As a result, 34 percent have cut their costs by reducing staff numbers.

I think sadly that, there is , you know, a likelihood that there will be job losses across Wales, and as it says it is properly a relatively⁵ short-term thing , you know, a year or so and it should start to come back again, but in the short term you know trade declines, then, you know, one of the biggest costs is labor⁶. So unfortunately, there will be job losses in Wales.

Could I have an ashtray?
Unfortunately we're non-smoking at the moment, man. You have to go outside.

Today's ban, a glimpse of what England can expect in 3 months' time. Now Wales has introduced this ban 3 months ahead of England. So all eyes are going to be very much on how it works, what the impact is on the economy, and of course, how many smokers actually quit. English pub landlords then have a bit more time to prepare themselves, so probably be very relieved that the ban will come into force when the weather is a bit warmer so smokers can easily smoke outside. The ban comes into force in England on the first of July.

Bridgid, Nzekwu, in Penarth.

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1. hefty: adj. big, powerful; heavy, weighty

1 ashtray   

n.烟灰缸

参考例句：

• He knocked out his pipe in the big glass ashtray.他在大玻璃烟灰缸里磕净烟斗。
• She threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray.她把烟头扔进烟灰缸。

2 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。

3 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

4 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

6 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。