戒烟是世上最容易的事？幽默自嘲

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Lesson 78. 第78课

The last one. 最后一根了。

After reading an article entitled Cigarette Smoking and Your Health, 读完一篇叫《吸烟与健康》的文章后，

I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. 我点了根烟来压压惊。

I smoked with concentration and pleasure, 我抽得又专注又享受，

as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. 因为我知道这肯定是最后一根了。

For a whole week, 整整一个星期，

I did not smoke at all, 我一根烟都没碰，

and during this time, 这段时间里，

my wife suffered terribly. 我老婆可遭老罪了。

I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking, 戒烟该有的症状我全占了，

a bad temper, 脾气暴躁，

and an enormous appetite. 胃口还大得吓人。

My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. 朋友们老递烟给我，又是香烟又是雪茄。

They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet 每次我从兜里掏出一包糖，

of sweets from my pocket. 他们都乐得不行。

After seven days of this, 这么熬了七天之后，

I went to a party. 我去参加了个派对。

Everybody around me was smoking, 周围所有人都在吞云吐雾，

and I felt extremely uncomfortable. 我难受得要命。

When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, 当老朋友Brian硬塞给我一根烟时，

it was more than I could bear. 我实在扛不住了。

I took one guiltily, lit it, 我内疚地接过一根，点上，

and smoked with satisfaction. 抽得那叫一个爽。

My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more. 我老婆可高兴了，总算恢复正常了。

Anyway, 话说回来，

as Brian pointed out, 就像Brian说的，

it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. 戒烟是世上最容易的事。

He himself has done it lots of times. 他自己就戒过好多次了。