中斷4年菸癮
Simon and Kelly are talking about bad habits.
賽門與凱莉在討論壞習慣。
talk(v.)談論bad(adj.)壞的habit(n.)習慣
Simon: Hi Kelly, how are you?
賽門：嗨凱莉，你好嗎？
Kelly: Not good. I’m trying to give up cigarettes. It’s really hard!
凱莉：不好，我在試著戒菸，真的好難！
try(v.)試圖give up放棄cigarette(n.)香菸hard(adj.)困難的
Simon: You want to stop smoking? That is a very difficult thing to do. It is also very good for your body.
賽門：你想戒菸？那是一件很難的事耶，但也對你的身體好。
want(v.)想要stop(v.)停止smoke(v.)抽菸difficult(adj.)困難的thing(n.)事情be good for對⋯⋯好body(n.)身體
Kelly: It is, yes. But I have been smoking for 4 years. It’s hard to stop now.
凱莉：是啊，但我已經抽菸4年了，要戒掉真的好難。
smoke(v.)抽菸hard(adj.)困難的stop(v.)停止
Simon: Four years is a long time. How often do you smoke?
賽門：4年很長，你抽菸的頻率呢？
long(adj.)長的time(n.)時間often(adv.)經常smoke(v.)抽菸
Kelly: I smoke four cigarettes a day. Normally I have one in the morning with my coffee. Then I have one at lunch, one with dinner, and one before I go to bed.
凱莉：我一天要抽4支菸，通常我早上就會配咖啡抽一支，接著午餐時候再抽一支、晚餐一支，睡前會再抽一支。
smoke(v.)抽菸cigarette(n.)香菸normally(adv.)通常morning(n.)早上coffee(n.)咖啡lunch(n.)午餐dinner(n.)晚餐bed(n.)床
Simon: Have you ever stopped smoking before?
賽門：你以前有戒過嗎？
stop(v.)停止smoke(v.)抽菸
Kelly: No, sometimes I smoke less, but I never finish a day without a cigarette.
凱莉：沒有，有時候我抽比較少，但我從沒有一天不抽。
sometimes(adv.)有時候smoke(v.)抽菸never(adv.)從未finish(v.)結束day(n.)天cigarette(n.)香菸
Simon: Habits are hard to break, but you’re doing an important thing Kelly. Good luck.
賽門：習慣很難改，但你在做一件重要的事，凱莉，祝你好運。
habit(n.)習慣hard(adj.)困難的break(v.)打破、結束important(adj.)重要的thing(n.)事情luck(n.)運氣