地道美语听力播客852: 戒烟

丽萨：就是这样了。我已经戒烟好长时间了。

Michael: Good for you. Are you going cold turkey?

迈克尔：祝你好运咯!你打算戒烟吗?

Lisa: No, I tried that, but it didn’t work. I craved cigarettes too much.

丽萨：不，我曾经试过，但是没有什么效果。我太渴望吸烟了。

Michael: How about nicotine gum? Have you tried that?

迈克尔：尼古丁橡胶怎么样?试过了吗?

Lisa: Yes, but I didn’t like the side effects. It irritated my throat.

丽萨：试过了，但是我不喜欢它的副作用。它让我嗓子生疼。

Michael: That’s too bad. I suppose you’ve tried nicotine patches, too?

迈克尔：那太糟了。我想你也试过尼古丁碎片了吧?

Lisa: Yes, I have. I became addicted to the patches and couldn’t wean myself off of them. I just traded one addiction for another.

丽萨：嗯，我试过了。但是我会对碎片上瘾，不能使自己离开它。我只是从一种上瘾换到对另一种烟上瘾。

Michael: And electronic cigarettes?

迈克尔：试过电子烟了吗?

Lisa: They only made me want to smoke a real cigarette. They were no help at all.

丽萨：它们只会让我想吸真烟。根本不管用。

Michael: So, what now?

迈克尔：那，现在打算怎么办：

Lisa: I’m going to try hypnosis. I hear that it works for some people.

丽萨：我打算试试催眠疗法。我听说好多人都说管用。

Michael: And if that doesn’t work?

迈克尔：如果那个也不管用呢?

Lisa: The last resort is acupuncture. Some people say that’s effective for quitting smoking.

丽萨：最后的办法就是针灸了。一些人说这对戒烟疗效很好。

Michael: If you say so. Sometimes the cure is truly worse than the disease!

迈克尔：好吧，你要是觉得好就行。有时候治疗反而更加重病情。