《Why Can't They Quit ?》
"Ali is from Saudi Arabia, but he is living in the United States. Ali will stay in the United States for one year. During the year, Ali wants to do two things. First, he wants to learn English. Second, he wants to quit smoking.
Ali has smoked for nine years. He smokes a pack of cigarettes every day. Ali says, "I tried to quit smoking in Saudi Arabia, but it was impossible. My brothers smoke. My friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States not as many people smoke. I think that in the United States I can stop smoking. It will be easier to quit here."
Many smokers are like Ali. They want to quit smoking. They know that smoking is bad for their health. They know that it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to stop smoking. It is difficult because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine
The first few times a person smokes, the smoker usually feels terrble. The nicotine makes the person sick. In a few days, the smoker's body gets used to the nicotine, and the smoker feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to feel fine. Without it, the smoker feels terrible. The smoker is addicted to nicotine.
What happens when people quit smoking? What happens when smoker don't have nicotine? People who quit smoking are often depressed and nervous for weeks. Some people want to eat sweets, so they gain weight.
Doctors sometimes give special chewing gum to people who want to quit smoking. The chewing gum has a little nicotine in it. When smokers need nicotine, they don't smoke cigarettes. They chew the gum instead. Each day the smokers try to chew the gum less often. With the gum, people can quit smoking and then gradually give up nicotine.
It is vary difficult to stop smoking. Many people who quit smoking will smoke again. At a party or maybe at work they'll decide to smoke "just one" cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they are smokes again. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start. "
在收拾东西的时候，发现了以前的一本英语书。在那本书里，编辑了一些真实的小故事。想到一旦把书置放起来，就会很难再去阅读。索性就把小短文转引在这里。
数年前在回国探亲的时候，发现无论在公共汽车站，火车站，以及餐厅等处，几乎到处都有能看到吸烟的人。
在短文里的阿里，讲述了自己在阿拉伯戒烟较难的情况。在周围很多人都吸烟的环境里，想要戒烟真的是很难。
所以有一个好的生活习惯是很重要的，因为会直接影响到身体的健康。
愿人们的生活更美好，保护环境，人人有责。
