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Lesson 146:Being Happy

Bill : What's your goal in life, Kathy?
Kathy : My goal is to be rich. What about you?
Bill : I just want to be happy.
Kathy : What?
Bill : I think being happy is more important than having all the money in the world.

快乐
比尔：凯茜，你的人生目标是什么?
凯茜：我的目标就是要有钱。你的目标呢?
比尔：我只想要快乐。
凯茜：什么?
比尔：我认为快乐要比拥有世上所有的钱来得重要。

Lesson 82 Smoking Isn&`&t Allowed

Betty is at the movies.
Usher: Would you mind putting out your cigarette?
Betty: I&`&ll just finish smoking this one, OK?
Usher: Smoking isn&`&t allowed in movie theaters.
Betty: Oh, I&`&m sorry.

不准吸烟
贝蒂正在看电影。
引座员：请你把烟熄掉好吗?
贝 蒂：我只要把这一根抽完，好吗?
引座员：戏院里是不准吸烟的。
贝 蒂：哦，很抱歉。

Lesson 81:A Heavy Price to Pay

Tom&`&s father died of lung cancer. He couldn&`&t stop smoking. He tried quitting several times. However, whenever he saw someone smoking, he couldn&`&t resist lighting up. In the end, he gave up trying, it was no use stopping one day and starting again the next. He enjoyed smoking too much. He certainly paid a heavy price, though.

惨重的代价
汤姆的父亲死于肺癌。他无法戒烟。他尝试戒了几次。不过，每当他看到有人抽烟时，他就无法抗拒要点根烟。最后，
他放弃了尝试。因为一天停下来，第二天又开始是没有用的。 他太喜欢抽烟了。不过，他也的确付出了惨重的代价。

Lesson 84:What&`&s She Like?

Anna: Hi, Larry! Would you like to meet my room-mate, Sally?
Larry: Sure. What&`&s she like?
Anna: She&`&s just your type.
Larry: What do you mean?
Anna: She&`&s just like you, a bookworm.

她是什么样的人呢?
安娜：嗨，拉里!你要不要见一见我的室友萨莉?
拉里：好啊。她是什么样的人呢?
安娜：她是属于你这一型的。
拉里：你是什么意思啁?
安娜：她就像你一样，是个书呆子。

Lesson 83:A Nice Person

Shelly doesn&`&t like people who are unreliable. She especially doesn&`&t like people who tell lies. On the other hand, she likes people who are humorous and honest. She really likes people that are easygoing and sincere. However, regardless of whom she likes or dislikes, she is nice to everyone.

大好人
谢莉不喜欢不可靠的人。她特别不喜欢说谎的人。另一方面，她喜欢那些幽默又诚实的人。她实在喜欢随和又诚恳的人。 然而，不论她喜欢谁或不喜欢谁，她对每个人都很好。

Lesson 101:Who Discovered America

Did the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus really discover America? It's
believed that travelers from China got there first. They crossed the Pacific to Mexico in the fifth century. In fact, Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492 and never got to North America. America was not even named after Christopher Columbus. It was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who landed in America in the late fifteenth century。

谁发现了美洲?
真的是意大利探险家克里斯多弗.哥伦布发现美洲的吗?一般相信来自中国的旅行者最先到达那里。他们在第五世纪时即横渡太平洋到了墨西哥。事实上，哥伦布在1 4 9 2 年登陆巴哈马群岛，但却未曾到达北美洲。美洲甚至不是以克里斯多弗.哥伦布的名字命名的。它是以在1 5世纪末登陆美洲的亚美利哥.维斯浦奇的名字命名的。

Lesson 85:Blood Types

Some people believe that one&`&s personality is related to one&`&s blood type. There are
three main blood types: A, B and O. Type A people are introverts whereas type 0 people are extroverts. Type B people are a mixture of both A and O. They are more relaxed and don&`&t get bothered easily. When it comes to choosing a spouse, remember some of these facts.

血型
有些人相信一个人的个性与他的血型有关。一共有三种主要 的血型：A妇、B型及O型。A型人内向而O型人则外向。B型 人是A型和O型的混合，他们比较轻松自在而且不容易觉得烦。谈到择偶的时候，切记以上这些事实。

Lesson 122:I Quit Smoking

Gary : Hi, Susan! Do you have a light?
Susan: No. I quit smoking long ago.
Gary : That's good. Congratulations!
Susan: Why don't you quit as well?
Gary : It's really difficult.
Susan: Come on; where there's a will, there's a way.

我戒烟了
加里：嗨，苏珊!借个火好吗?
苏珊：不。很久以前我就戒烟了。
加里：那很好。祝贺你!
苏珊：你何不也戒掉呢?
加里：那真地很困难。
苏珊：别这样嘛：有志者事竟成。

Lesson 121:The Greatest Killers

Alcohol and cigarettes are the two greatest killers in the world. Hundreds of thou-
sands of people have died because of these two social evils. As a result, some governments are trying to control the use of these drugs. For example, in many countries, the legal age for drinking has been raised from eighteen to twenty-one. Some countries have even banned smoking in public places. People can help each other live longer by simply discouraging these bad habits.

最大的杀手
酒和烟是全世界最大的两个杀手。有数十万计的人死于这两 种有害于社会的东西。因此，有些政府正设法控制这些麻醉剂的使用。例如，在许多国家中，喝酒的合法年龄已从18岁提高为21 岁。有些国家甚至禁止在公共场所抽烟，而人们只要劝别人改掉这些坏习惯，就可以帮助彼此活得久一点。

Lesson 86:What&`&s Your Blood Type

Bella: What&`&s your blood type, Luke?
Luke: It&`&s A, I think. Why do you ask?
Bella: Well, mine&`&s B.
Luke: So?
Bella: They say people with A blood type get along very well with those with B blood type.
Luke: Really?

你是什么血型?
贝拉：卢克，你是什么血型?
卢克：我想是A型。你问这干嘛?
贝拉：呃，我的血型足B。
卢克：那又怎么样呢?
贝拉：据说A型的人与B型的人相处得很好。
卢克：真的吗?