1、Unit3 ADVICE FROM GRANDAD爷爷的忠告DearJames,亲爱的詹姆士：ItisabeautifuldayhereandIamsittingunderthebigtreeattheendofthegarden.今天这儿的天气很好。现在我正坐在花园尽头的那棵大树底下呢。Ihavejustreturnedfromalongbikeridetoanoldcastle.我刚刚才回来，骑自行车跑了很长一段路，一直到了古城堡。ItseemsamazingthatatmyageIamstillfitenoughtocyc
2、le20kilometresinanafternoon.感到惊奇吧，像我这样的年纪，身体健康而且能在一个下午骑车跑20公里。It'smybirthdayintwoweekstimeandI'llbe82yearsold!再过两个礼拜就是我82岁的生日了！IthinkmylongandactivelifemustbeduetothehealthylifeIlive.我想我之所以长寿而且精力充沛，要归功于我的健康生活。Par1This brings me to the real reason for my letter, my de
3、argrandson.这就是我写信给你的真正原因，我亲爱的孙子。Your mother tells methat you started smoking some time agoand now you are finding it difficult to give it up.你妈妈告诉我，你不久前开始吸烟了，而且现在很难把它戒掉。Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking andhow tough it is to stop.相信我吧，我知道，吸烟容易戒烟难。You
4、 see, during adolescence I also smoked andbecame addicted to cigarettes.你知道，当我还是一个十几岁的孩子的时候，我也吸过烟，而且还上了瘾。Par2By the way, did you knowthat this is because youbecome addicted inthree differentways?这儿我想顺便问你一个问题，你知道上瘾有三个方面的原因吗？First, you can become physically addicted to
5、 nicotine,which is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes.首先，你会在身体上对尼古丁有瘾，它是香烟里几百种化学物质之一。This meansthatafter a whileyour bodybecomes accustomed tohaving nicotinein it.这句是说，过一段时间以后，你的身体习惯了香烟里的尼古丁，Sowhen the drug leaves your body, you get withdrawal symptoms.一旦
6、你的体内没有这种麻醉剂了，你就会有断瘾症状，I remember feelingbadtemperedand sometimes evenin pain.我记得曾感到烦躁、甚至痛苦。Secondly, you become addicted through habit.其次你也可能因为习惯的原因而上瘾。As you know,if you do the same thing over and over again, you begin to do it automatically.你知道，如果你反反复复地做同一件事情，你就会自动
7、地做它。Lastly, you can become mentally addicted.最后，你可以心理上瘾。I believedI was happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette, so I began to thinkthat I could only feel good when I smoked.我那时认为，抽了一支烟后就会感到更轻松愉快，于是我就以为抽烟才能使自己感觉良好。I was addicted in all three ways, so it was
8、 very difficult to quit.我之所以上瘾就有着这三个方面的原因，因此，要戒烟就很难。But I did finallymanage.但是我终于还是戒掉了。Par3When I was young, I didn‘t know much abo
