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1、Legislaturemayvoteonmatterthisweek2011-9-19ByLeeBergquistoftheJournalSentinelAstatewidebanonindoorsmokingismovingclosertoreality,butdebateoveritsmeritsisfarfromover.TheLegislaturemayvotebyWednesdayforabanthatcouldgointoeffectinJuly2010.Passageappearslikely,givenitsbipartisansupport,theenactment
2、ofsimilarbillsinotherstatesandthegrowingconcernovertherisksofsecond-handsmoke.“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。Buttheissueisn'tlikelytoburnoutasquickly,especiallyinbarsandrestaurantswherethelawwould
3、haveitsbiggestimpact.AdamWhite,29,ofBaysidedoesn'tsmoke,doesn'tlikebeingaroundpeoplewhosmokeandhatesthesmellofcigarettesonhisclothes."ButIownmyownbusiness,andthelastthingIwantisthegovernmenttellingmehowtorunit,"hesaidwhilesippingamargaritaatRudy'sMexicanRestaurant,1122N.EdisonSt.onSaturday.但是这个
4、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AdamWhite,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”Anothernon-smoker,PaulaKershaw,49,ofCudahywasdrinkingabeerattheHarpIrishPub,113E.JuneauAve.Shealsoopposestheban,butfordifferentreasons."Ijustthinkth
5、atwhenyougotoabar,peoplearegoingtosmoke,"shesaid."Youknowthatgoingin."Hercompanion,RichGrasso,48,ofSouthMilwaukeedisagreed,inessence,becauseoneman'scigarettebecomesanotherman's13stench."Banit,"hesaid.另一位来自Cudhy的不吸烟的朋友PaulaKershaw(49岁)正在HarpIrish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
6、是正常的。”她的同伴RichGrasso(48岁),来自SouthMilwaukee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。Asastatewidebangainedsupport,theTavernLeagueofWisconsinbackedacompromisethatwouldallowmoretimetoprepareforthechange.Thelegislationwouldexemptcigarbarsandtobaccoshops.Localgovernmentscouldnotpasstougherrestrictions.Tave
7、rns,restaurantsandotherbusinessescouldcreateoutdoorsmokingareas.Smokingbanscurrentlyareinforcein37Wisconsincommunities.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。Wauwatosaprohi