Afterreadinganarticleentitled'CigaretteSmokingandYourHealth'Ilitacigarettetocalmmynerves.IsmokedwithconcentrationandpleasureasIwassurethatthiswouldbemylastcigarette.ForawholeweekIdidnotsmokeatallandduringthistime,mywifesufferedterribly.Ihadalltheusualsymptomsofsomeonegivingupsmoking:abadtemperandanenormousappetite.Myfriendskeptonofferingmecigarettesandcigars.TheymadenoefforttohidetheiramusementwheneverIproducedasweetsfrommypocket.AftersevendaysofthisIwenttoaparty.EverybodyaroundmewassmokingandIfeltextremelyuncomfortable.WhenmyoldfriendBrianurgedmetoacceptacigarette,itwasmorethanIcouldbear.Itookoneguiltily,lititandsmokedwithsatisfaction.Mywifewasdelightedthatthingshadreturnedtonormaloncemore.Anyway,asBrianpointedout,itistheeasiestthingintheworldtogiveupsmoking.Hehimselfhasdoneitlotsoftimes!

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　　读完一篇题为《吸烟与健康》的文章之后,我点上了一枝香烟,来镇定一下自己紧张的神经.我聚精会神而又愉快地吸着这枝烟.因为我确信这是我最后一枝烟了.整整一个星期我根本没有吸烟.在此期间,我妻子吃尽了苦头.我具备了戒烟者通常表现出来的所有症状：脾气暴躁和食欲旺盛.我的朋友们不断地向我递香烟和雪茄.每当我从口袋里掏出一包糖果时,他们都毫不掩饰地表现出他们对此感到非常好笑.这样过了7天以后,我去参加一次聚会.我周围的每个人都在吸烟,我感到非常不自在.当我的老朋友布赖恩极力劝我接受一枝香烟时,我再也忍不住了.我内疚地接过一枝点上,心满意足地抽起来.一切又都恢复了正常,为此我妻子十分高兴.不管怎么说,正如布赖恩指出的那样,戒烟是世界上最容易的事情,他自己就已戒了很多次了!