英语PK台 第278期:战胜坏习惯

 　　Dialogue 1

　　Jingjing: Pee yew¹! What's that awful smell?

　　京晶：咿呀，什么味道这么难闻？

　　Xiaogao: Don't look at me! I took a shower today!

　　小高：别看我，我今天洗澡啦。

　　Jingjing: No, I mean… something smells like smoke.

　　京晶：不是……我是说好像有烟味。

　　Xiaogao: Oh, I recently picked up a bad habit. I started smoking a few weeks ago.

　　小高：哦，我最近养成了一个坏习惯，我几周前开始吸烟了。

　　Jingjing: Really? Why did you start doing that?

　　京晶：真的吗？你怎么开始的？

　　Xiaogao: I bummed³ a cigarette from my friend one day. After that, I got hooked.

　　小高：有一天我从我朋友那儿顺了一根烟，那之后我就上瘾了。

　　Jingjing: Well, I think you should kick the habit!

　　京晶：我觉得你应该改掉这个习惯。

　　Xiaogao: I want to, but it's really hard!

　　小高：我也想，但是真的很难。

　　Jingjing: You know what they say: Bad habits are like comfortable beds, easy to get into, hard to get out of.

　　京晶：俗话说得好，坏习惯就像舒适的床，上瘾容易，戒掉就难了。

　　Xiaogao: You can say that again. So, do you have any suggestions on how to quit?

　　小高：你说得太对了，那你有什么建议吗，怎么能戒烟？

　　Jingjing: I heard the patch works really well. Why don't you give it a try and see if it helps?

　　京晶：我听说戒烟贴片挺管用的，不如你试试？

　　Xiaogao: Okay, I'll give it a shot. Talk to you later!

　　小高：好的，我试试，回聊！

　　Jingjing: Later!

　　京晶：回聊！

　　New words for dialogue:

　　Pee yew!=\[语气词\]咿呀，闻到坏气味的时候用。

　　Don't look at me!=别看着我呀，不关我的事。

　　bad habit=坏毛病

　　bum² (something)=借、拿某东西，通常是小东西，比如钱和烟。

　　get hooked (on something)=(对某事)上瘾

　　kick a habit=改掉习惯

　　Bad habits are like comfortable beds, easy toget into, hard to get out of.=坏习惯就像舒适的床，上瘾容易，戒掉就难了。

　　the patch=戒烟贴片，一种在美国很流行的戒烟方法。把贴片贴在身体上，就能在一段时间内帮助人体释放尼古丁。

　　give something a shot=尝试某事

　　Dialogue 2

　　Jingjing: Hey, Xiaogao.Were you able to quit smoking yet?

　　京晶：嘿，小高，你戒烟成功了吗？

　　Xiaogao: Yes, thank God! It was really hard, but I finally did it.

　　小高：是的，谢天谢地，确实非常难，但我还是成功了。

　　Jingjing: I'm sure it was, after all, old habits die hard. So did you use the patch?

　　京晶：非常理解，毕竟习惯很难改变，那你用戒烟贴片了吗？

　　Xiaogao: No, the patch was a rip off, so I didn't buy it.

　　小高：没有。贴片太贵了，简直就是抢钱，所以我没买。

　　Jingjing: So how did you do it?

　　京晶：那你是怎么做到的？

　　Xiaogao: I went cold turkey. It's the cheapest and most effective method there is.

　　小高：我用的简单粗暴法，就是立刻停止吸烟，这是最便宜也最有效的方法了。

　　Jingjing: Wow, good for you! How do you feel now? Did you have any withdrawals⁴?

　　京晶：哇，好样的，你现在感觉怎么样？有什么不舒服吗？

　　Xiaogao:For the first three days I had a headache,after that it was smooth sailing.

　　小高：前三天我一直头疼来着，但之后就一帆风顺了。

　　Jingjing: Well, I'm glad you've given yourself a new lease of life. In the future, don't bum anymore cigarettes!

　　京晶：哇，我很高兴你给了自己一个崭新的开始，以后可别再沾烟了。

　　Xiaogao: I learned my lesson, I won't make that mistake again!

　　小高：我已经吸取教训，不会再犯相同的错误了。

　　Jingjing: Good! Take care, Xiaogao.

　　京晶：很好，保重，小高。

　　Xiaogao: You too, Jingjing!

　　小高：你也是，京晶。

　　New words for dialogue:

　　Thank god!=谢天谢地！

　　Old habits die hard.=习惯很难改变。

　　go cold turkey.=立刻完全停止做某事，不借助任何药物的帮助，也不给自己留时间慢慢来。

　　withdrawals=副作用，瘾。因为没有获得足够自己已经上瘾的物质，例如咖啡因、尼古丁、酒精等，而造成的难受的感觉。

　　headache=头疼

　　a new lease of life=新面貌，在经历一段艰辛后迎来的崭新生活。

　　I learned my lesson.=吸取了教训。指某人犯过一次错误后，不会再犯类似的错误。

1 yew   

n.紫杉属树木

参考例句：

• The leaves of yew trees are poisonous to cattle.紫杉树叶会令牛中毒。
• All parts of the yew tree are poisonous,including the berries.紫杉的各个部分都有毒，包括浆果。

2 bum   

n.臀部；流浪汉，乞丐；vt.乞求，乞讨

参考例句：

• A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。
• The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。

3 bummed   

失望的，沮丧的

参考例句：

• I was really bummed out that there were no tickets left. 没有票了，我非常恼火。
• I didn't do anything last summer; I just bummed around. 去年夏天我游手好闲，什么正经事也没做。

4 withdrawals   

n.收回，取回，撤回( withdrawal的名词复数 )；撤退，撤走；收回[取回，撤回，撤退，撤走]的实例；推出（组织），提走（存款），戒除毒瘾，对说过的话收回，孤僻

参考例句：

• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account. 他从银行账户上提了几次款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It is not the bank's policy to deduct interest on withdrawals. 提款需扣除利息这并非是本银行的政策。 来自辞典例句