纯正地道美语 第124期(外教讲解):Giving up smoking

A: It smells like an ashtray¹ in here!

B: Hi honey! What’s wrong? Why do you have that look on your face?

A: What’s wrong? I thought we agreed that you were gonna quit smoking.
 
B: No! I said I was going to cut down which is very different. You can’t just expect me to go cold turkey overnight!

A: Look, there are other ways to quit.  You can try the nicotine² patch, or nicotine chewing gum. We spend a fortune on cigarettes every month and now laws are cracking down and not  allowing smoking in any public place. It’s not like you can just light up like before.

B: I know, I know. I am trying but, I don’t have the willpower to just quit. I can’t fight with the urge to reach for my pack of smokes in the morning with coffee or after lunch! Please understand?

A: Fine! I want a divorce!
 

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 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。