完全禁止年輕人吸菸
Jon and Cindy are university students. They are discussing their friends’ smoking habits.
喬恩和辛蒂是大學生，他們在談論他們朋友的抽菸習慣。
smoking(adj.)抽菸的habit(n.)習慣kick the habit of戒掉～的習慣=break the habit ofmake the habit of養成～的習慣=form the habit of
Jon: I can’t believe how many of our friends smoke cigarettes.
喬恩：真不敢相信我們有這麼多朋友會抽菸。
Cindy: I know. It seems like young people everywhere are smoking these days.
辛蒂：對啊。現在似乎到處都有年輕人抽菸。
these days最近、近日
Jon: Yeah, but I guess the UK may make it harder for young people to smoke there soon. The prime minister just suggested a cigarette ban to phase out smoking for young people completely by 2040.
喬恩：是的，但我想英國可能很快就會讓年輕人沒辦法那麼容易抽到菸。英國首相剛提議，要在2040年前完全禁止年輕人吸菸。
phase out逐步淘汰phase in逐步採用
Cindy: Interesting. How will they be able to do that?
辛蒂：有意思。那他們要怎麼實現這個計畫？
fulfill(v.)實現
Jon: Well, if it becomes a law, then the age at which people can buy cigarettes would go up by one year every year starting in 2027. Right now, people in the UK have to be 18 years old to buy cigarettes.
喬恩：如果立法成功，那麼每年從2027年開始，每年合法購買香菸的年齡都會增加一歲。現在英國的法律規定人們必須滿18歲才能買香菸。
law(n.)法律break the law犯法increase(v.)增加
Cindy: So teens in the UK who are 14 years old now would never be able to buy cigarettes then?
辛蒂：那麼英國現在14歲的青少年屆時就無法買菸了？
teenager(n.)青少年then(adv.)當時（過去或未來）
Jon: That’s what they say. Some people think this law would make people healthier in the UK.
喬恩：據說是這樣的。有些人認為這個法律會讓英國人更健康。
Cindy: Well, I agree with them. Let’s tell our friends about this. Maybe it will help them decide to quit soon.
辛蒂：嗯，我也同意他們的看法。我們告訴朋友們這個消息吧，也許這能幫助他們早日戒菸。
agree(v.)同意agree with someone同意某人disagree with someone不同意某人perhaps(adv.)或許determine(v.)決定quit(v.)戒掉（壞習慣等）V-ing=give up V-ing