Debate over smoking ban hard to quit 禁烟的争论

1 Legislature may vote on matter this week 2011 9 19 By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel A statewide ban on indoor smoking is moving closer to reality but debate over its merits is far from over The Legislature may vote by Wednesday for a ban that could go into effect in July 2010 Passage appears likely given its bipartisan support the enactment of similar bills in other states and the growing concern over the risks of second hand smoke 全州范围禁止室内吸烟 正在慢慢实现 但关于禁烟的争论却仍然剪不断理还乱 本周三 立法机构将对这项禁止条例进行投票 若通过这条禁止条例将于 2010 年七月生效 文章 看起来是得到了两党的支持 一方面类似的法案已经在其他州颁布了 另一方面公众对二 手烟的危害越来越关心 But the issue isn t likely to burn out as quickly especially in bars and restaurants where the law would have its biggest impact Adam White 29 of Bayside doesn t smoke doesn t like being around people who smoke and hates the smell of cigarettes on his clothes But I own my own business and the last thing I want is the government telling me how to run it he said while sipping a margarita at Rudy s Mexican Restaurant 1122 N Edison St on Saturday 但是这个问题不会马上就得到解决 特别是在酒吧餐馆等地方 他们受到的影响最大 贝 赛德的一位 29 岁的青年 Adam White 他本身不抽烟 也不喜欢呆在抽烟群体中 更讨厌 香烟味留在自己衣服上 某个星期天 他在一家墨西哥餐厅边啜饮玛格丽特鸡尾酒边说道 但我有自己的公司 我根本不需要政府来告诉我应该如何经营 Another non smoker Paula Kershaw 49 of Cudahy was drinking a beer at the Harp Irish Pub 113 E Juneau Ave She also opposes the ban but for different reasons I just think that when you go to a bar people are going to smoke she said You know that going in Her companion Rich Grasso 48 of South Milwaukee disagreed in essence because one man s cigarette becomes another man s stench Ban it he said 2 另一位来自 Cudhy 的不吸烟的朋友 Paula Kershaw 49 岁 正在 Harp Irish 酒吧喝啤酒 她 同样反对禁烟 但是理由有所不同 她说 当你走进酒吧 看见人们都开始抽烟 于是你知 道那才是正常的 她的同伴 Rich Grasso 48 岁 来自 South Milwaukee 不同意她的观点 因为一个人的香烟会变成另一个人的恶臭 禁烟 他说道 As a statewide ban gained support the Tavern League of Wisconsin backed a compromise that would allow more time to prepare for the change The legislation would exempt cigar bars and tobacco shops Local governments could not pass tougher restrictions Taverns restaurants and other businesses could create outdoor smoking areas Smoking bans currently are in force in 37 Wisconsin communities 全州禁烟获得了支持 威斯康辛酒馆联盟赞成多给些时间来应对突变 雪茄吧和烟草店将 获得豁免 当地政府不得制定更严格的规定 酒馆 餐厅等允许搭建室外吸烟区 目前禁 烟条例已经在威斯康辛的 37 个社区执行 Wauwatosa prohibited smoking in restaurants in July 2006 but some operators received exemptions from the city after their receipts dropped 10 or more At Hector s A Mexican Restaurant 7118 W State St sales fell more than 20 by December of the first year said Robert Messinger who has owned Hector s for 19 years When he was allowed to permit smoking again business came back stronger bigger and better than ever he said If there are going to be limits Messinger supports a statewide ban because it levels the playing field Wauwatosa 从 2006 年 7 月起就开始禁止在餐厅吸烟 但是有些经营者获得了市颁发的豁 免权 因为他们的营业额下滑了 10 甚至更多 Robert Messinger 经营 Hector s 已经 19 年了 他说 Hector s 的一家墨西哥餐厅的营业额从第一年 12 月开始下降了 20 以上 当 他获权重新开放吸烟后 生意又好起来了 甚至比以前更好 如果要做一些限制的话 Messinger 支持全州范围的禁烟 因为这样才能公平竞争 The legislation calls for fines of 100 to 250 for people caught smoking in banned areas but Messinger expects some bars may ignore the law at times Another Wauwatosa restaurant operator Gary Vogel predicted small bars will be hurt the most Vogel also got an exemption for The Open Hearth 3 Restaurant 2930 N 117th St which he s owned for 35 years I tried it for year but I m so close to Brookfield my customers went over there said Vogel A statewide ban would have prevented the defection he said Still banning smoking isn t necessarily bad for business 法律规定对在禁烟区吸烟的人罚款 100 到 250 美金 但是 Messinger 估计酒吧可能有时候 会无视法律 另一家 Wauwatosa 餐厅的经营者 Gary Vogel 预计小型酒吧可能是伤得最重 的 Vogel 经营了 35 年的 Open Hearth 餐厅同样获得了豁免 Vogel 说 我尝试了一年 但是我的餐厅离 Brookfield 太近了 我的客户都跑到那里去了 全州范围内的禁烟可以防 止这种现象 况且 禁烟不一定对生意就没好处 Leff s Lucky Town a sports bar at 7208 W State St is expanding by 50 with the new space earmarked as no smoking The decision was made before a ban was not so certain said manager Dean Leffler Maxie s Southern Comfort 6732 W Fairview Ave is three blocks from Wauwatosa It opened in May 2007 and could have lured customers looking for a place to smoke But smoking isn t allowed at Maxie s Smoking is really a non factor for us said manager Sal Anschuetz Leff s Lucky Town 一家运动吧 自从禁止吸烟后扩张了 50 的空间 经理 Dean Leffler 表示这个决定在没有明确禁烟之前就已经做了的 Maxie s Southern Comfort 坐落于 6732W Fairview 大道 离 Wauwatosa 只有 3 个街区 2007 年 5 月开张 本来是可以吸 引一些找地方吸烟的人的 但是在 Maxie s 吸烟是禁止的 经理 Sal Anschuetz 说 烟对我 们来说根本无所谓 雅思考试优秀作文范文 是否禁烟 Version 122 Some people claim that using tobacco has brought severe social problems and smoking should be banned To what extent do you agree with the above statement Introduction 56 words Since the discovery of tobacco related to a number of health problems an increasing number of people have called for prohibiting smoking It is undeniable that still a considerable amount of smokers exist in this world I would like to examine the advantages and disadvantages of smoking cigarettes as following and then offer my own opinion Body1 95words 4 There are some advantages to taking tobacco topic sentence First tobacco industry contributes a great proportion of revenue to the nation Extremely high taxation imposed on tobacco yielding and cigarette manufacturing has released the financial burden for both the government and the individual taxpayer generation by generation Second the soothing effects of smoking has been confirmed by ordinary smokers particularly those who have hard brain working jobs are in favor of it they claim that smoking cigarettes can make them calm and stimulate brain cells to work more efficiently Finally cigarettes play an important role in social activities Body2 106words On the other hand smoking demonstrates numerous negative effects topic sentence Initially nicotine may bring takers a number of diseases Second hand smoking also does harm to your health Moreover hatred from non smokers always grow against smokers hence some conflicts arise frequently We then look at the statistics showing that thousands of fire accidents worldwide occur each year due to the litter of non extinguished cigarette ends not to mention the related deaths and losses Last but not least expenses have to be taken into consideration Fine cigarettes are not cheap If you get addicted to them your daily amount of cigarette consumption will increase inevitably emptying your pocket money Conclusion 88words After all so far no direct evidence has been provided that smoking can definitely result in takers death of lung cancer and those fire accidents are the result of carelessness or irresponsibility of the smokers not tobacco to be laid blames Also spending pocket money can never be considered as a financial burden In addition I suggest more restricted smoking areas be planned so as not to violate 明年一月开始 我国公共场所及工作区域将实行全面禁烟 卫生部官员昨天宣布了这个消 息 一个新浪在线调查显示 3760 人中有 58 认为禁烟条例将会形同虚设 我国的 3 亿 烟民 消耗着世界三分之一的香烟 据国际防结核和防肺部疾病联盟统计 我国每年有 100 万的烟民死于由吸烟引起的相关疾病 而这个数字将在 2020 年上升至 200 万 上海 在今年 3 月起已经实行了城市公共场所禁烟条例 若在全市 12 个指定的公共场所包括学 校 医院 超市 电梯等地方吸烟 将被处以 50 元到 200 元不等的罚款 然而 实行起来确实有难度 不少饭店 咖啡厅等怕冒犯客人以至于失去客源 在上海一 家电影院工作的陈姓工作人员直言 我们会试着礼貌的劝说吸烟的客人去吸烟区 但是如 果他拒绝的话 我们也不能做什么 5 A national edict for next year Butt out CHINA would ban public and workplace smoking nationwide beginning next year a senior official with the Ministry of Health 卫生部 said yesterday Yang Qing told a press conference 新闻发布会 that the outright ban on public smoking was suggested by the World Health Organization and would come into effect in China from next January No further details of the ban were revealed Yang said Health Minister Chen Zhu had ordered a smoking ban in at least half of all hospitals in China at the end of this year China News Service reported yesterday In an online poll 网络投票 by more than 58 percent among 3 760 respondents thought the ban would be ineffective The 300 million plus smokers on China s mainland consume a third of the world s cigarettes A million of them die each year from smoking related illnesses The figure is expected to increase to 2 million by 2020 Reuters reported quoting the Paris based International Union Against Tuberculosis 结核病 and Lung Disease Shanghai issued the city s first law to ban public smoking on March 1 People who smoke in 12 designated 指定的 public areas including schools hospitals supermarkets and elevators face fines ranging from 50 yuan US 7 32 to 200 yuan According to the Shanghai law non smoking areas must also be set up in karaoke bars dance balls 舞厅 and restaurants Low legislated fines have attracted critics 批评 who also said the laws were difficult to enforce Many restaurants or cafes are reluctant to report smoking offenders as they fear losing customers 6 We would try to politely persuade a smoker to enter a smoking area but we cannot do anything about it if the smoker refuses said an assistant surnamed Chen at a local cinema However Xiong Bianfeng director of smoking control at a community in Shanghai s Jingan District said the laws helped encourage people to police each other in the interests of a clean and healthy atmosphere non smokers rights After weighing the pros and cons of using tobacco I for one am against the act to ban smoking 英语四级作文英语四级作文 各国政府应当发起禁烟运动 你同意吗 各国政府应当发起禁烟运动 你同意吗 Governments of All Countries Should Launch Serious Campaigns Against Smoking Do Y0u Agree If you smoke and still don t believe that there is a definite link between smoking and bronchial troubles heart disease and lung cancer then you are certainly deceiving yourself Whenever the subject of smoking and health is raised the governments of most countries hear no evil see no evil and smell no evil In Britain for instance cigarette advertising has been banned on TV The conscience of the nation is appeased while the population continues to puff its way to smoky cancerous death If the governments of the world were honestly concerned about the welfare of their peoples you d think they d conduct aggressive anti smoking campaigns Far from it The tobacco industry is allowed to spend huge sums on advertising The advertisements suggest it is manly to smoke even positively healthy Smoking is associated with the great open air life with beautiful girls true love and togetherness So I suggest that governments begin by banning all cigarette and tobacco advertising and then conduct anti smoking advertising campaigns of their own Smoking should be banned in all public areas like theatres cinemas and restaurants Great efforts should be made to inform young people especially of the dire consequences of taking up the habit A horrifle warning say a picture of a death s head should be included in every packet of cigarettes that is sold As individuals we are certainly weak but if governments acted honestly and courageously they could protect us from ourselves IndiaIndia bansbans publicpublic smokingsmoking 7 IndiaIndia hashas imposedimposed thethe world sworld s biggestbiggest smokingsmoking banban byby forbiddingforbidding itsits 1 21 2 billionbillion peoplepeople fromfrom lightinglighting upup in in publicpublic places places Smoking in the restaurant has just been made illegal in India In fact you now face up to two hundred rupee s fine that s around four US dollars for lighting up anywhere in public India isn t the first country to ban smocking in public places but this is the world biggest smoking ban In the country where a fifth of all death are smoking related many welcome the new law This is a very good step by the government Smoking is harmful for both active and passive smokers putting a ban on it was compulsory India has 240 million tobacco users It s the world s third largest consumer This new law means there s no longer to be allowed to light up in shops restaurants in clubs or in schools offices or even bus stops Some tobacco sellers are angry They should ban the manufactory use if you want people to stop smoking then stop the factories By banning this you are ruining our businesses India cigarette market is one of the few that is still growing The country s top cigarette maker ITC limited is challenging the ban in court Enforcing the law may also be a problem Passed tempt bans bittering urinating in public had a little success One poor status already express reservations about implementing the ban compliance rather than the enforcement is likely to be the key to its success Study Says No Smoking Laws Reduce Heart Attacks 美城市公共场所禁烟使心脏病锐减 U S health experts say laws that bar smoking in public places appear to dram atically cut the number of heart attacks according to a recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 美国健康专家说 禁止在公共场所吸烟的法律大幅减少了心脏病的发病率 Researchers studying a smoking ban in the western U S state of Colorado sa y a no smoking law in one city led to a 40 percent decrease in the number of r esidents hospitalized for heart attacks 对美国西部科罗拉多州普韦布洛市一项禁烟活动进行研究的人员称 在这个城市实行的禁 烟法已经使得因为心脏病发作而住院的人减少了百分之 40 8 Dr Terry Pechacek with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s Off ice on Smoking and Health says the study indicates that secondhand smoke may be an under recognized cause of heart attack deaths 美国疾病控制与防病中心的特里 佩哈切克医生说 这项研究显示 二手烟可能是造成心脏 病死亡的原因之一 不过这一病因还没有被人们充分认识到 For too long we have considered exposure to secondhand smoke in restaura nts bars and other places as typical and common however these data indic ate that even brief exposure to secondhand smoke can produce rapid and adv erse changes in the functioning of the heart and blood and cause heart attack s he said 他说 长期以来 我们一直认为在餐馆 酒吧和其他场合接触二手烟是无可厚非的 但是 数据显示 哪怕是短暂吸入二手烟也可能对心脏和血液功能产生迅速的破坏作用 甚至导 致心脏病发作 In 2003 the city of Pueblo Colorado passed a law making public places and workplaces smoke free Researchers say they found there were 399 hospital admissions for hear t attacks in Pueblo in the 18 months before the ban After the no smoking law was passed 237 people were hospitalized for heart attacks in th e same time period 科罗拉多州的普韦布洛市 2003 年通过了一项禁止在公共场合和工作场合吸烟的法律 研 究人员说 他们发现 在禁令生效前的 18 个月里 这个城市因心脏病发作而住进医院的 有 399 例 法律开始实施之后 同样在 18 个月中因为心脏病住院的为 237 例 Dr Pechacek says researchers also studied nearby areas in Colorado without smoking bans He says they found there was no significant change in the nu mber of heart attack hospitalizations in these areas 佩哈切克医生说 研究人员还对普韦布洛附近一些没有禁烟法的城市进行了研究 他们发 现 这些地区的住院心脏病人数量没有明显变化 The fact that there was no change in the comparison counties and the comparison areas around Pueblo suggests that the only thing that is 9 reasonable to assume as having this big effect was the impact of the law he said 普韦布洛附近的对比城市和地区的数字没有变化 这个事实告诉我们 可能的合理假设是 禁烟法是产生这个结果的重要原因 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says other studies have reported that laws making public places smoke free have led to rapid reductions in hospital admissions for heart attacks but this is the only study that has looked at the effects over a longer period of three years 美国疾病控制与防病中心表示 其他研究也显示 禁止在公共场合吸烟的法律使得因心脏 病发作住院的病人人数迅速减少 不过 这是针对二手烟的影响进行长达三年之久的唯一 一项研究 Dr Pechacek says he hopes the findings will lead to more laws banning public smoking in the U S as well as other countries Although he says a World Health Organization treaty already contains a provision requiring countries to pursue protection for non smokers from secondhand smoke 佩哈切克医生说 他希望这些结论将促使美国和其他国家出台更多禁止在公共场所吸烟的 法 律 当然 他也指出 国际卫生组织 WHO 早已制订出了相关条款 要求各国保护非吸烟 者 免受二手烟危害 These data add further weight to that provision and strongly encourage that every country around the world recognize that smoking in any enclosed space is ver y dangerous to the non smokers and one of the best things we can do for public health is encourage smoke free policies he said 这些数据进一步给那些条款提供了根据 而且强烈要求世界每个国家承认 在任何封闭的 场所抽烟对于不吸烟的人来说是非常危险的 而我们能做到的最利于大众健康的事情就是 鼓励禁烟政策 10 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that secondhand smoke exposure causes 46 000 heart disease deaths every year in the United States alone 美国疾病控制与防病中心估计 吸入二手烟仅仅在美国每年就导致 4 万 6 千人死于心脏病 研究表明禁烟令不会影响餐馆酒吧就业机会研究表明禁烟令不会影响餐馆酒吧就业机会 Study Says Smoking Bans Do Not Hurt Jobs in Bars Restaurants This is the VOA Special English Health Report Smoking is the world s leading preventable cause of death In the United States smoking rates are down from the past but cigarettes still cause about one fifth of all deaths Nonsmokers are also affected Thousands in the United States die each year from heart disease and lung cancer from breathing other people s tobacco smoke Secondhand smoke also causes breathing infections in young children It can even cause sudden death in babies In recent years there has been a strong push for local and state governments to ban public smoking The American Lung Association says half of the fifty states have passed smoke free laws Some measures are weaker than others But many are comprehensive bans they include restaurants and bars as well as other workplaces Wisconsin and North Carolina both approved smoking bans on the same day this month Wisconsin passed a comprehensive ban that will take effect in July of next year North Carolina passed a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars it takes effect in January The new law may not go as far as some would like but the action is historic North Carolina is America s top tobacco producing state Other proposals are being debated across the country Opponents argue that smoking bans cause job losses in restaurants and bars As a compromise some bans exclude these establishments But new research rejects this argument Elizabeth Klein an assistant professor at the College of Public Health at Ohio State University was the lead author She says the study was the first to compare the economic effects of different kinds of smoking bans She says 11 the study looked at restaurants and bars because research suggests that people who drink alcohol are also more likely to smoke The study examined employment records for eight cities in Minnesota for a three year period through two thousand six These cities have differing policies on public smoking The study also included two cities with no such rest