多運動有助戒菸
John and Alejandra are taking a break from work.
現在是約翰跟雅莉姍卓的休息時間。
take a break休息work(n.)工作
Alejandra: Ugh, I feel horrible. I quit smoking yesterday and it really is a lot harder than I thought.
雅莉姍卓：我感覺糟透了，我昨天開始戒菸，真的比我想像難很多。
feel(v.)感覺horrible(adj.)糟透了quit(v.)戒除smoke(v.)抽菸hard(adj.)困難的
John: You’re still trying, huh? How long have you been smoking for?
約翰：你還在嘗試對吧？你抽煙多久了？
try(v.)嘗試smoke(v.)抽菸
Alejandra: It’ll be six years next month. I really want to stop, but no matter how hard I try I just can’t break the habit. I should be trying harder.
雅莉姍卓：下個月就滿6年了。我真的很想戒掉，但是不管我多努力都沒辦法，我應該更努力嘗試。
break the habit改掉壞習慣try(v.)嘗試
John: It’s a difficult thing to do, and the first couple of days are the hardest. Giving yourself lots of jobs to do will stop you from thinking about cigarettes.
約翰：戒菸很難，剛開始幾天最難熬。給自己多一點工作做，讓你不要去想香菸。
difficult(adj.)困難的give(v.)給job(n.)工作stop(v.)停止cigarette(n.)香菸
Alejandra: That does make a lot of sense. I will go swimming this evening. I won’t be able to smoke there!
雅莉姍卓：你說的很對，我晚上要去游泳，在那邊我就沒辦法抽菸了！
make sense有意義、有道理be able to能夠做到⋯⋯smoke(v.)抽菸
John: Doing sport is a great idea. Actually, I am playing tennis with some friends tomorrow afternoon. Would you like to come?
約翰：運動是個好主意。其實我明天下午要跟一些朋友去打網球，你想加入嗎？
sport(n.)運動idea(n.)點子actually(adv.)實際上tennis(n.)網球
Alejandra: That sounds great! With all these activities to do, I won’t have any time to think about having a ciggy. Thank you for your help, John.
雅莉姍卓：聽起來很棒！找多一點活動做，我就沒空去想香菸了。謝謝你的幫助，約翰。
sound(v.)聽起來activity(n.)活動ciggy=cigarette(n.)香菸thank sb for sth為某事感謝某人help(n.)幫助
John: Not at all. Best of luck Alejandra!
約翰：這沒什麼，祝你好運啊，雅莉姍卓。
not at all一點也不、不用謝