A：Did you read the letter in the paper about smoking? The person who wrote that must be crazy.
你讀過報(bào)紙上登載的關(guān)于吸煙的那封信了嗎?寫這篇文章的人肯定瘋了。
B：I don't think so.I think the government should do everything it can to discourage people from smoking.
我不這樣認(rèn)為。我認(rèn)為政府確實(shí)應(yīng)該盡力采取措施禁止人們吸煙。
A：Maybe so. But a law banning cigarettes would do no good.
可能是吧，但是制定禁止吸煙的法令不會(huì)有什么好處。
B：No.You can't suddenly make smoking illegal. But the government could prohibit smoking in public places like cinemas and theaters.
是的，你不能立刻就宣布吸煙違法，政府可以禁止人們?cè)诠矆?chǎng)合，如電影院和劇院吸煙。