90. Smoking
1. This is a non-smoker section, isn’t it?
2. Do you feel like a smoke?
3. Do you mind my smoking here?
4. What in your opinion can be done to stop smoking?
5. Are you smoking a lot?
6. Are you smoking less?
7. Did you have to stop smoking?
8. Do you smoke much?
9. Do you smoke this kind of cigarettes?
10. I guess you don’t smoke, right?
Dialogue 1
W: Excuse me. Is anyone sitting here?
M: No, nobody.
W: You don’t mind if I smoke, do you?
M: Well, to be frank, yes, I do.
W: Oh, I’m sorry. But this isn’t a no-smoker, isn’t it? I mean would you mind if I smoke here?
M: Actually it is. Perhaps you haven’t noticed the sign.
W: Sign? What’s sign?
M: There, on the window.
W: Oh, sorry. I didn’t notice it. Sorry.
M: That’s all right.
Dialogue 2
M: What do you think of smoking?
W: It’s harmful not only for yourself but for others.
M: What in your opinion can be done to stop smoking?
W: Stop producing cigarettes.
M: But that’ll affect the national economy.
W: That’s right. But I don’t think there are better ways.
M: How about painting a warning on each cigarette packet?
W: Maybe it can take effect.
Dialogue 3
M: Are you a smoker?
W: Yes, I’m afraid I am. My husband is a smoker too.
M: Would you describe yourself as being a heavy smoker?
W: No. But my husband smokes 20 or more a day.
M: When did you begin to smoke?
W: I had my first cigarette when I was 17.
M: Might I ask if you have tried to give up smoking?
W: Yes. Twice.
Everyone knows that smoking is harmful for health. A lot of rules have been laid down to prohibit smoking. We can see the no-smoking sign in a lot of public places. In addition, we can see ‘smoking is harmful for your health’ on most packets of cigarettes. Some people even claim that we should stop producing cigarettes. But it will affect national economy. How can we prevent people from smoking? I think the answer to the problem is to make people realize the harm that cigarettes can do us. Only depending on our all efforts can we realize the true No smoking.
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