13. Health Comes First
第13課 健康至上
Smoking is bad in that it is harmful to one's health.
抽煙不好,因為它有害健康。
In spite of the fact that doctors have even warned that it causes cancer,
盡管醫師甚至已經警告說抽煙會致癌,
people still keep on smoking.
但人們還是照抽不誤。
In some Western countries, however,
然而,在一些西方國家中,
people are beginning to kick the bad habit.
人們開始戒除這個壞習慣。
They realize that health should come first.
他們了解健康應該重于一切。
To help them quit smoking,
為了幫助他們戒煙,
there are laws against cigarette advertising and smoking in public places.
法律明文規定在公共場所禁止做香煙廣告與吸煙。
This is praiseworthy except that Western countries are now selling cigarettes in the East in greater numbers than ever.
此舉值得贊許,但美中不足的是西方國家現在賣往東方的香煙達到空前的數量。
That they are doing this is immoral, don't you think?
他們這么做是不道德的,您不覺得嗎?