Grade 8 Unit 2 Topic 2 Section D

Some people think that smoking can help them relax. In fact ^[1]in fact: 事实上，实际上, smoking is really unhealthy ^[2]unhealthy: 不健康的；虚弱的；损害健康的；对身体有害的. Do you know that there are over 4 000 chemicals ^[3]chemical: US: [ˈkemɪk(ə)l]  UK: [‘kemɪk(ə)l]  n. 化学品；化学制品 in cigarettes ^[4]cigarette: US: [ˈsɪɡəˌret]  UK: [.sɪɡə’ret]  n. 卷烟；香烟；纸烟? These chemicals are bad for our bodies ^[5]body: US: [ˈbɑdi]  UK: [ˈbɒdi]  n. 身体；物体；尸体；躯体 . They can cause cancer and other diseases ^[6]disease: US: [dɪˈziz]   UK: [dɪˈziːz]  n. 病；疾病；恶疾；痼疾 .
The smoke from cigarettes harms ^[7]harm: US: [hɑrm]   UK: [hɑː(r)m]   n. 伤害；损害   v. 伤害；损害 not only smokers ^[8]smoker: US: [ˈsmoʊkər]   UK: [ˈsməʊkə(r)]   n. 吸烟者 but other people ^[9]not only … but (also) … : 不仅…而且…. It’s called “second-hand ^[10]second-hand:  adj. 旧的；用过的；二手的；间接得来的 smoke” and it can be more dangerous ^[11]more dangerous: 更危险的,是dangerous的比较级 and has higher  ^[12]high: 高的 higher是high的比较级形式，意为“更高的” risks ^[13]risk: US: [rɪsk]  UK: [rɪsk]  n. 风险；危险；危险人物；会带来风险的事物. Smokers shouldn’t use smoking to help them relax. They must give up ^[14]give up: 放弃；交出 ；后跟名词或动句词 smoking as soon as possible ^[15]as … as possible: 尽可能地…….