福克斯新闻 研究显示美国吸烟人数跌至历史新低

Cigarette use among adults in the U.S. is believed to reached a new low of 14.9%…

“That was the lowest we've seen since we've been tracking it with the National Health Interview Surveys since 1997.”

Brian Ward¹ with the National Center for Health Statistics, who adds its been declining for years,but it now coincides with a different study showing use of electronic cigarettes, up among one-time traditional smokers².

“You know we don't know for certain if the decrease has anything to do with the e-cigarettes.

You know it is something to consider, one could maybe speculate.”

美国成年人当中的吸烟人群达到了14.9%的历史新低…

“自1997年我们一直通过全国健康访问进行追踪调查以来这是最低的一次。”

国家健康统计中心的布莱恩·瓦德表示美国吸烟人群多年来一直呈现下降趋势,这符合另一项显示传统吸烟者会将目光转向电子香烟的研究。

“你知道我们目前仍然不清楚是否这样的下降趋势是否同使用电子烟之间存在联系。

你知道人们会猜想，这是会纳入考虑范畴的因素。”

1 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

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。