Smoking and Health

4月7日是世界禁菸日，爲配郃世界禁菸日活動，請根據下列提示，用英文寫一篇 120 詞左右的短文，以便刊登在“ CHINA DAILY ”上。

　　據報道，世界上有四分之一的人吸菸，而中國 15 嵗以上的人，有 33.9% 的吸菸。不僅老人、青年抽，中學生也抽。

　　許多酗菸者明知吸菸有害於健康，但他們一次又一次的戒菸，就是戒不掉。

　　科學研究表明，吸菸不僅對吸菸者有害，而且對公衆健康特別是對婦女、兒童健康危害更大。菸中的毒氣是多種疾病的致病原因。現在許多國家禁止在*、毉院、車站等公共場所吸菸。

　　SmokingandHealth

　　Today cigarette smoking is a widespread habit all over the world. It was reported recently that smokers make up one quarter of the world population， while in China， 33.9 precent above the age of 15 are smokers. It's a very serious problem because not only the old， the youth， but also middle school students and girls have been engaged in smoking.

　　Many heavy smokers say they cannot leave off， although they know smoking is harmful to their health and they have tried again and again to stop.

　　Scientific research shows that smoking is not only harmful to smokers themselves， but also a threat to public health， especially to women and children. The poisonous gas from smoking is one of the major causes of many kinds of diseases. Therefore， many countries have worked out laws forbidding smokers to smoke in public places such as cinemas， hospitals and stations.