Lesson 78 The last one?
For how long did the writer give up smoking?
After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly. I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I went to a party. Everybody around me was smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction. My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more. Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. He himself has done it lots of times!
ˈlɛsn 78 ðə lɑːst wʌn?
fɔː haʊ lɒŋ dɪd ðə ˈraɪtə gɪv ʌp ˈsməʊkɪŋ?
ˈɑːftə ˈriːdɪŋ ən ˈɑːtɪkl ɪnˈtaɪtld ˌsɪgəˈrɛt ˈsməʊkɪŋ ænd jɔː hɛlθ aɪ lɪt ə ˌsɪgəˈrɛt tuː kɑːm maɪ nɜːvz. aɪ sməʊkt wɪð ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃənænd ˈplɛʒər æz aɪ wɒz ʃʊə ðæt ðɪs wʊd biː maɪ lɑːst ˌsɪgəˈrɛt. fɔːr ə həʊl wiːk aɪ dɪd nɒt sməʊk æt ɔːl ænd ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðɪs taɪm, maɪwaɪf ˈsʌfəd ˈtɛrəbli. aɪ hæd ɔːl ðə ˈjuːʒʊəl ˈsɪmptəmz ɒv ˈsʌmwʌn ˈgɪvɪŋ ʌp ˈsməʊkɪŋ: ə bæd ˈtɛmpər ænd ən ɪˈnɔːməsˈæpɪtaɪt. maɪ frɛndz kɛpt ɒn ˈɒfərɪŋ miː ˌsɪgəˈrɛts ænd sɪˈgɑːz. ðeɪ meɪd nəʊ ˈɛfət tuː haɪd ðeər əˈmjuːzmənt wɛnˈɛvər aɪ prəˈdjuːstə ˈpækɪt ɒv swiːts frɒm maɪ ˈpɒkɪt. ˈɑːftə ˈsɛvn deɪz ɒv ðɪs aɪ wɛnt tuː ə ˈpɑːti. ˈɛvrɪbɒdi əˈraʊnd miː wɒz ˈsməʊkɪŋ ænd aɪ fɛltɪksˈtriːmli ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl. wɛn maɪ əʊld frɛnd ˈbraɪən ɜːʤd miː tuː əkˈsɛpt ə ˌsɪgəˈrɛt, ɪt wɒz mɔː ðæn aɪ kʊd beə. aɪ tʊk wʌnˈgɪltɪli, lɪt ɪt ænd sməʊkt wɪð ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən. maɪ waɪf wɒz dɪˈlaɪtɪd ðæt θɪŋz hæd rɪˈtɜːnd tuː ˈnɔːməl wʌns mɔː. ˈɛnɪweɪ, æzˈbraɪən ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, ɪt ɪz ði ˈiːzɪɪst θɪŋ ɪn ðə wɜːld tuː gɪv ʌp ˈsməʊkɪŋ. hiː hɪmˈsɛlf hæz dʌn ɪt lɒts ɒv taɪmz!
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
concentration 英 [kɒns(ə)n'treɪʃ(ə)n] n. 浓度；集中；浓缩；专心；集合
symptom 英 ['sɪm(p)təm] n. [临床] 症状；征兆
appetite 英 ['æpɪtaɪt] n. 食欲；嗜好
amusement 英 [ə'mjuːzm(ə)nt] n. 消遣，娱乐；乐趣
urge 英 ['ɜːdʒ] vt. 力劝，催促；驱策，推进 n. 强烈的欲望，迫切要求；推动力 vi. 强烈要求
entitle 英 /ɪn'taɪt(ə)l; en-/ vt. 称做…；定名为…；给…称号；使…有权利
lit 英 /lɪt/ adj. 照亮的，点着的（light的过去式及过去分词）
produce 英 /prəˈdju:s;(for n.)ˈprɒdju:s/ vt. 生产；引起；创作；生育，繁殖 n. 农产品，产品 vi. 生产，创作
easiest 英 /'iːzɪɪst/ adj. 容易的；轻松的
练习感情：
时间晚了，赶时间，读得不顺
