英语PK台 第278期:战胜坏习惯

 　　Dialogue 1

　　Jingjing: Pee yew 1! What's that awful smell?
　　京晶：咿呀，什么味道这么难闻？
　　Xiaogao: Don't look at me! I took a shower today!
　　小高：别看我，我今天洗澡啦。
　　Jingjing: No, I mean… something smells like smoke.
　　京晶：不是……我是说好像有烟味。
　　Xiaogao: Oh, I recently picked up a bad habit. I started smoking a few weeks ago.
　　小高：哦，我最近养成了一个坏习惯，我几周前开始吸烟了。
　　Jingjing: Really? Why did you start doing that?
　　京晶：真的吗？你怎么开始的？
　　Xiaogao: I bummed 3 a cigarette from my friend one day. After that, I got hooked.
　　小高：有一天我从我朋友那儿顺了一根烟，那之后我就上瘾了。
　　Jingjing: Well, I think you should kick the habit!
　　京晶：我觉得你应该改掉这个习惯。
　　Xiaogao: I want to, but it's really hard!
　　小高：我也想，但是真的很难。
　　Jingjing: You know what they say: Bad habits are like comfortable beds, easy to get into, hard to get out of.
　　京晶：俗话说得好，坏习惯就像舒适的床，上瘾容易，戒掉就难了。
　　Xiaogao: You can say that again. So, do you have any suggestions on how to quit?
　　小高：你说得太对了，那你有什么建议吗，怎么能戒烟？
　　Jingjing: I heard the patch works really well. Why don't you give it a try and see if it helps?
　　京晶：我听说戒烟贴片挺管用的，不如你试试？
　　Xiaogao: Okay, I'll give it a shot. Talk to you later!
　　小高：好的，我试试，回聊！
　　Jingjing: Later!
　　京晶：回聊！
　　New words for dialogue:
　　Pee yew!=\[语气词\]咿呀，闻到坏气味的时候用。
　　Don't look at me!=别看着我呀，不关我的事。
　　bad habit=坏毛病
　　bum 2 (something)=借、拿某东西，通常是小东西，比如钱和烟。
　　get hooked (on something)=(对某事)上瘾
　　kick a habit=改掉习惯
　　Bad habits are like comfortable beds, easy toget into, hard to get out of.=坏习惯就像舒适的床，上瘾容易，戒掉就难了。
　　the patch=戒烟贴片，一种在美国很流行的戒烟方法。把贴片贴在身体上，就能在一段时间内帮助人体释放尼古丁。
　　give something a shot=尝试某事
　　Dialogue 2
　　Jingjing: Hey, Xiaogao.Were you able to quit smoking yet?
　　京晶：嘿，小高，你戒烟成功了吗？
　　Xiaogao: Yes, thank God! It was really hard, but I finally did it.
　　小高：是的，谢天谢地，确实非常难，但我还是成功了。
　　Jingjing: I'm sure it was, after all, old habits die hard. So did you use the patch?
　　京晶：非常理解，毕竟习惯很难改变，那你用戒烟贴片了吗？
　　Xiaogao: No, the patch was a rip off, so I didn't buy it.
　　小高：没有。贴片太贵了，简直就是抢钱，所以我没买。
　　Jingjing: So how did you do it?
　　京晶：那你是怎么做到的？
　　Xiaogao: I went cold turkey. It's the cheapest and most effective method there is.
　　小高：我用的简单粗暴法，就是立刻停止吸烟，这是最便宜也最有效的方法了。
　　Jingjing: Wow, good for you! How do you feel now? Did you have any withdrawals 4?
　　京晶：哇，好样的，你现在感觉怎么样？有什么不舒服吗？
　　Xiaogao:For the first three days I had a headache,after that it was smooth sailing.
　　小高：前三天我一直头疼来着，但之后就一帆风顺了。
　　Jingjing: Well, I'm glad you've given yourself a new lease of life. In the future, don't bum anymore cigarettes!
　　京晶：哇，我很高兴你给了自己一个崭新的开始，以后可别再沾烟了。
　　Xiaogao: I learned my lesson, I won't make that mistake again!
　　小高：我已经吸取教训，不会再犯相同的错误了。
　　Jingjing: Good! Take care, Xiaogao.
　　京晶：很好，保重，小高。
　　Xiaogao: You too, Jingjing!
　　小高：你也是，京晶。
　　New words for dialogue:
　　Thank god!=谢天谢地！
　　Old habits die hard.=习惯很难改变。
　　go cold turkey.=立刻完全停止做某事，不借助任何药物的帮助，也不给自己留时间慢慢来。
　　withdrawals=副作用，瘾。因为没有获得足够自己已经上瘾的物质，例如咖啡因、尼古丁、酒精等，而造成的难受的感觉。
　　headache=头疼
　　a new lease of life=新面貌，在经历一段艰辛后迎来的崭新生活。
　　I learned my lesson.=吸取了教训。指某人犯过一次错误后，不会再犯类似的错误。