你认为吸烟在社会中的作用是什么？

讨论问题

1.你年轻时抽过烟吗？现在抽烟吗？
Did you smoke when you were younger? Do you smoke now?
2.你认为允许吸烟的最低年龄是多少？
What is the youngest age at which a person should be allowed to smoke?
3.在你国家的公共场所，可以在室内吸烟吗？在你现在居住的国家呢？
Are you allowed to smoke indoors in public places in your home country? And in the country where you currently live?
4.在你现在居住的地方，抽烟贵吗？在你自己国家呢？一包香烟多少钱？
Is it expensive to smoke where you currently live? Is it expensive to smoke in your home country? How much does a pack of cigarettes cost?
5.奥巴马抽烟，媒体为什么不展示他的吸烟照片？
Barack Obama smoked. Why didn't the media show photos of him smoking?
6.一些国家的烟草税很高，这公平吗？
Some countries have a high tobacco tax. Is that fair?
7.高税收会让吸烟者戒烟吗？
Does a high tax make smokers quit smoking?
8.世界上很多地方，吸烟人数下降了，但在中国吸烟人数却增加了，这是为什么？
In many parts of the world, smoking has declined. In China, the number of smokers has increased. How is that?
9.吸烟会让你看起来更好形象吗？
Does smoking give you a better image?
10.你会考虑为烟草公司工作吗？
Would you ever work for a tobacco company?

吸烟 (xīyān) - smoking

公共场所 (gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ) - public places

烟草税 (yāncǎo shuì) - tobacco tax

香烟 (xiāngyān) - cigarettes

戒烟 (jièyān) - quit smoking

媒体 (méitǐ) - media

形象 (xíngxiàng) - image

我年轻时偶尔抽烟，但现在已经戒烟了。

When I was younger, I occasionally smoked, but now I have quit.

我认为吸烟的最低年龄应该是18岁。

I believe that the minimum age for smoking should be 18 years.

在我自己国家，封闭的公共场所禁止吸烟，但某些咖啡馆允许。

In my home country, smoking is banned in closed public spaces, but it is allowed in some cafés.

在我现在居住的地方，香烟价格很高；一包大约7欧元。

Here, where I live, cigarette prices are very high; a pack costs about 7 euros.

媒体可能没有展示奥巴马吸烟的照片，以保护他作为榜样的形象。

The media may not have shown photos of Obama smoking to protect his image as a role model.