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Lisa: This is it. I’m quitting smoking for good.
丽萨:就是这样了。我已经戒烟好长时间了。
Michael: Good for you. Are you going cold turkey?
迈克尔:祝你好运咯!你打算戒烟吗?
Lisa: No, I tried that, but it didn’t work. I craved cigarettes too much.
丽萨:不,我曾经试过,但是没有什么效果。我太渴望吸烟了。
Michael: How about nicotine gum? Have you tried that?
迈克尔:尼古丁橡胶怎么样?试过了吗?
Lisa: Yes, but I didn’t like the side effects. It irritated my throat.
丽萨:试过了,但是我不喜欢它的副作用。它让我嗓子生疼。
Michael: That’s too bad. I suppose you’ve tried nicotine patches, too?
迈克尔:那太糟了。我想你也试过尼古丁碎片了吧?
Lisa: Yes, I have. I became addicted to the patches and couldn’t wean myself off of them. I just traded one addiction for another.
丽萨:嗯,我试过了。但是我会对碎片上瘾,不能使自己离开它。我只是从一种上瘾换到对另一种烟上瘾。
Michael: And electronic cigarettes?
迈克尔:试过电子烟了吗?
Lisa: They only made me want to smoke a real cigarette. They were no help at all.
丽萨:它们只会让我想吸真烟。根本不管用。
Michael: So, what now?
迈克尔:那,现在打算怎么办:
Lisa: I’m going to try hypnosis. I hear that it works for some people.
丽萨:我打算试试催眠疗法。我听说好多人都说管用。
Michael: And if that doesn’t work?
迈克尔:如果那个也不管用呢?
Lisa: The last resort is acupuncture. Some people say that’s effective for quitting smoking.
丽萨:最后的办法就是针灸了。一些人说这对戒烟疗效很好。
Michael: If you say so. Sometimes the cure is truly worse than the disease!
迈克尔:好吧,你要是觉得好就行。有时候治疗反而更加重病情。
听力原文
Lisa: This is it. I’m quitting smoking for good.
Michael: Good for you. Are you going cold turkey?
Lisa: No, I tried that, but it didn’t work. I craved cigarettes too much.
Michael: How about nicotine gum? Have you tried that?
Lisa: Yes, but I didn’t like the side effects. It irritated my throat.
Michael: That’s too bad. I suppose you’ve tried nicotine patches, too?
Lisa: Yes, I have. I became addicted to the patches and couldn’t wean myself off of them. I just traded one addiction for another.
Michael: And electronic cigarettes?
Lisa: They only made me want to smoke a real cigarette. They were no help at all.
Michael: So, what now?
Lisa: I’m going to try hypnosis. I hear that it works for some people.
Michael: And if that doesn’t work?
Lisa: The last resort is acupuncture. Some people say that’s effective for quitting smoking.
Michael: If you say so. Sometimes the cure is truly worse than the disease!