2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(18)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Eighteen">Eighteen</span></p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="definite">definite</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bronchial">bronchial</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span>, <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="deceiving">deceiving</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="accuse">accuse</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hypocrisy">hypocrisy</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wishful">wishful</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="neednt">neednt</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="raised">raised</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>, <span word="see">see</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>. <span word="Admittedly">Admittedly</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="timid">timid</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="conscience">conscience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="appeased">appeased</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="puff">puff</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoky">smoky</span>, <span word="cancerous">cancerous</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="reactions">reactions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="lukewarm">lukewarm</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Tobacco">Tobacco</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="collects">collects</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="discreetly">discreetly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="may">may</span>, <span word="conceivable">conceivable</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shout">shout</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="sighted">sighted</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eagerly">eagerly</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="vaster">vaster</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Enormous">Enormous</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="Countless">Countless</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p>
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