English Elective Course 6 (People's Education Edition) Unit 3 Text Translation: Grandpa's Suggestion.

English Elective Course 6 (People's Education Edition) Unit 3 Text Translation: Grandpa's Suggestion.

Grandpa's suggestion

Dear James

The weather here is very good today. Now I am sitting under the big tree at the end of the garden. Just came back, I ran a long way by bike until I reached the ancient castle. Surprisingly, at my age, I am in good health and can run 20 kilometers by bike in one afternoon. It will be my 82nd birthday in two weeks! I attribute my longevity and energy to my healthy life.

This is the real reason why I am writing to you, my dear grandson. Your mother told me that you started smoking not long ago, and it's hard to give it up now. Believe me, I know smoking is easier than quitting smoking. You know, when I was a teenager, I also smoked and became addicted.

I want to ask you a question by the way here. Do you know there are three reasons for addiction? First of all, you will be physically addicted to nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes. In other words, after a period of time, your body will get used to nicotine in cigarettes. Once you don't have this anesthetic in your system, you will have withdrawal symptoms. I remember feeling annoyed and even painful. Secondly, you may be addicted to habits. You know, if you do the same thing over and over again, you will do it automatically. Finally, you can be psychologically addicted. I thought at that time that I would feel more relaxed and happy after smoking a cigarette, so I thought smoking could make me feel good. I am addicted for three reasons, so it is difficult to give up smoking. But I finally quit.

When I was young, I didn't know much about the harm of smoking. For example, I don't know that smoking will seriously harm people's heart and lungs, and I don't know that couples who smoke will reduce their fertility. Of course I didn't know that their baby might be underweight or abnormal in some way at birth. I didn't even know that smoking was harmful to the health of non-smokers. However, I know my girlfriend thinks my cigarettes smell bad. She said my breath, my clothes smelled and my fingers turned yellow. She said she wouldn't go out with me unless I quit smoking. I also found that I was short of breath after running, and I didn't like sports as much as before. I didn't know it was time to quit smoking until I was removed from the school football team because I was unhealthy.

I'm sending you some suggestions I found online, which may help you to quit smoking and make up your mind. I really hope you give up smoking, because I hope you can live a long and healthy life like me.

Love, Grandpa.