每日一句口语 156

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

New Zealand's government on Thursday squeezed 

smokers¹ more than ever byannouncing a 40 percent 

hike in tobacco taxes over the next four years.

新西兰政府于星期四宣布未来四年内烟草税将提高40％，这项

政策将以前所未有的力度打击吸烟者。

【Vocabulary】

1. squeeze：挤压,少量,拥挤,严控,财政困难

Example: Kara squeezed the bottle, and the water rushed out.卡拉挤压着那个瓶子,水一下子喷了出来。

2. hike：徒步旅行,远足,涨价

Example: The government announced a 300 per cent hike in bread prices.政府宣布面包涨价三倍。

3. tobacco tax：烟草税

1 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。