禁烟10年 爱尔兰酒吧重获新生
<p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="March">March</span> 29, 2004, <span word="global">global</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="stocked">stocked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="welcoming">welcoming</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="noxious">noxious</span> <span word="pubs">pubs</span>.</p><p>2004年3月29日上午，来自世界各地的电视工作者聚集在都柏林的一家餐馆外——餐馆里挤满了欢庆的立法者——去见证之前几乎没人相信能在这个热情的酒馆之国实现的事情（那些酒馆好是好，却也臭名昭著）。</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Fenton">Fenton</span> <span word="Howell">Howell</span>, <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span>. “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> — <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> — <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span> <span word="pubs">pubs</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>.”</p><p>“我们称它为爱尔兰的第一顿无烟早餐，”爱尔兰全国烟草控制顾问芬顿·豪厄尔博士(<span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Fenton">Fenton</span> <span word="Howell">Howell</span>)说，“它是我们在工作场所禁烟的第一天——是世界上第一个此类禁令——当时有人怀疑为我们所珍爱的酒吧怕是不会遵守这项法律。”</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> 97 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="compliance">compliance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="workplaces">workplaces</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="then">then</span>-7,800 “<span word="public">public</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>.” <span word="Polls">Polls</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="an">an</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span>.</p><p>但是它们做到了。据卫生部门的调查，在一个月内，97%的工作场所遵守禁令，包括爱尔兰当时的7800个“酒吧”。民意调查甚至表明，爱尔兰的烟民中有80%赞成这项禁令。</p>
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