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1、英语100篇精读荟萃基础篇18英语100篇精读荟萃基础18PassageEighteen(StrictlyEansmoking)Ifyousmokeandyousti1ldon，tbelievethattheresadefinitelinkbetweensmokingandbronchialtroubles,heartdiseaseandlungcancer,thenyouarecertainlydeceivingyourself.Noonewillaccuseyouofhypocrisy・Letusjustsay

2、thatyouaresufferingfromabadcaseofwishfulthinking.Thisneedn'tmakeyoutoouncomfortablebecauseyouareingoodcompany.WheneverthesubjectofsmokingandheaIthisraised,thegovernmentsofmostcountrieshearnoevi1,seenoevilandsmellnoevil.Admittedly,afewgovernmentshavetakentimidm

3、easures.InBritainforinstance,cigaretteadvertisinghasbeenbarmedontelevision.Theconscienceofthenationisappeased,whilethepopulationcontinuestopuffitswaytosmoky,cancerousdeath・Youdon，thavetolookveryfartofindoutwhytheofficialreactionstomedicalfindingshavebeensoluke

4、warm・Theanswerissimplymoney.Tobaccoisawonderfulcommoditytotax・It'salmostlikeataxonourdailnmentofBritforitsentirauthoritiesngmay,conceybread・Intaaincollectseeducationapointouteveivable,behaxrevenuealoenoughfromslfacilitiesrsodiscreetrmful,itdoene,thegovermokers

5、topay・Sowhilethelythatsmokisn'tdotoshouttooloudlyaboutit.Thisissurelythemostshort-sightedpolicyyoucouldimagine・Whilemoneyiseagerlycollectedinvastsumswithonehand,itispaidoutinincreasinglyvastersumswiththeother・Enormousamountsarespentoncancerresearchandonefforts

6、tocurepeoplesufferingfromthedisease・Countlessvaluablelivesarelost.Inthelongrun,thereisnodoubtthateverybodywouldbemuchbetter-offifsmokingwerebarmedaItogether・Ofcourse,wearenotreadyforsuchadrasticaction.Butifthegovernmentsoftheworldwerehonestlyconcernedaboutthew

7、eIfareoftheirpeoples,youdthinkthey，dconductaggressiveanti-smokingcampaigns.Farfromit!Thetobaccoindustryisallowedtospendstaggeringsumsonadvertising.Itsa.dvertisingisasinsidiousasitisdishonest.Wearenevershownpicturesofrealsmokerscoughinguptheirlungsearlyinthemor

8、ning.Thatwouldneverdo.Theadvertisementalwaysdepietvirile,clean-shavenyoungmen.Theysuggestitismanlytosmoke,evenpositivelyhealthy!Smokingisassociatedwiththegreatopen-airlife,withbeau