Lesson 78 The last one? 最后一支吗?

　　After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly. I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I went to a party. Everybody around me was smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction. My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more. Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. He himself has done it lots of times!

　　句子讲解：

　　10、I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction.

　　我内疚地接过一枝点上，心满意足地抽起来。

　　11、My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more.

　　一切又都恢复了正常，为此我妻子十分高兴。

　　语言点 sb. be delighted that某人因为……而感到很髙兴，that后的内容为让人感到高兴的事。

　　12、Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking.

　　不管怎么说，就像布赖恩指出的一样，戒烟是世界上最容易的事情。

　　13. He himself has done it lots of times!

　　他自己就戒过很多次了!