Governments of All Countries Should Launch Serious Campaigns Against Smoking. DoYou Agree?

　　你是否同意各国政府切实发起禁烟运动?

　　If you smoke and still don't believe that there is a definite link between smoking and bronchial troubles, heart disease, and lung cancer, then you are certainly deceiving yourself. Whenever the subject of smoking and health is raised, the governments of most countries hear no evil, see no evil and smell no evil. In Britain, for instance, cigarette advertising has been banned on TV. The conscience of the nation is appeased while the population continues to puff its way to smoky, cancerous death.

　　If the governments of the world were honestly concerned about the welfare of their peoples, you'd think they'd conduct aggressive anti-smoking campaigns. Far from it! The tobacco industry is allowed to spend huge sums on advertising. The advertisements suggest it is manly to smoke, even positively healthy! Smoking is associated with the great open-air life, with beautiful girls, true love and togetherness.

　　So I suggest that governments begin by banning all cigarette and tobacco advertising and then conduct anti-smoking advertising campaigns of their own. Smoking should be banned in all public areas like theatres, cinemas and restaurants. Great efforts should be made to inform young people especially of the dire consequences of taking up the habit. A horrific warning — say, a picture of a death's head — should be included in every packet of cigarettes that is sold. As individuals we are certainly weak, but if governments acted honestly and courageously, they could protect us from ourselves.

　　作文结构分析：

　　·Paragraph s 1 2———

　　* 吸烟危害

　　* 措施不力

　　* 广告依然

　　* 鼓励吸烟

　　·Paragraph 3———

　　* 建议杜绝广告

　　* 各国联合行动

　　* 公共场所禁烟

　　* 加强禁烟宣传

　　作文内容分析：

　　本文是一篇议论文，全文主要围绕两点中心意思展开，即禁烟不力，有形无实;呼吁各国政府切实发起禁烟运动并提出希望和建议。文章文笔流畅，表达到位且批评语气强烈。本文较适合于应试雅思考试的学生。

　　单词词组：

　　launch campaigns against 发起反对……的运动

　　bronchial troubles 气管炎

　　the subject of... is raised 提出……的问题

　　hear no evil, see no evil and smell no evil 对……的弊病和危害充耳不闻, 视而不见, 嗅而不觉

　　The conscience of the nation is appeased 国家感到心安理得

　　puff its way to 吞云喷雾一路走向……

　　conduct aggressive anti-smoking campaigns 放心大胆地实施禁烟运动

　　Far from it. 远远不是如此

　　manly a. 有男子气概的

　　positively healthy 对健康有益

　　be associated with 与……有关

　　open-air life 户外生活

　　togetherness n. 头脑清醒而镇定

　　make effor ts to + v. 努力去……

　　inform... of... 告诉……有关……

　　dire a. 可怕的，悲惨的

　　horrific a. 极其可怕的

　　a death's head 骷髅头

　　courageously ad. 勇敢地