视译-3 Harmful Effects of Smoking The World Health Organization estimates that each year, smoking is responsible for the deaths of five million people and that number is increasing. At current rates, W.H.O. officials say tobacco use could kill ten million people a year by 2020.（世界卫生组织估计，每年吸烟所导致的死亡人数高达5百万人，而且这个数字还在不断上升。按照目前的速率，世界卫生组织官员声称，到2020年止，烟草的使用将会一年杀死1千万人） In the United States, a nation of almost 300 million people, an estimated 44 million adults are smokers. Health experts say tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the country. Researchers believe that 438,000 Americans will die this year of diseases linked to smoking.（在美国，一个有3亿人口的国家，估计有4千4百万成年人是烟民。健康专家表示烟草的使用是该国主要的可预防的死亡原因。） The dangers of smoking are well known. Heart disease and stroke are just two of the risks. Tobacco smoke is the leading cause of lung disease. The American Cancer Society says smoking is responsible for almost nine out of ten cases of lung cancer in the United States. Smoking is also a major cause of cancers of the mouth, esophagus, kidney, bladder and pancreas.（吸烟带来的危害是众所周知的。心脏病和中风是两大主要风险。吸烟会导致肺部疾病。美国癌症协会声称，吸烟导致十分之九的肺部疾病发生在美国。吸烟同时也是主要造成口腔癌、食道癌、肾脏癌、膀胱癌和胰腺癌的原因。） Scientists have identified more than 60 chemicals in tobacco smoke that cause cancer in humans and animals. Cigarettes are not the only danger. Smokeless tobacco and cigars also have been linked to cancer.（科学家已经分清了超过60种烟草中的化学成分，这些化学成分会反正人体和动物患癌。烟不仅仅是个危险物。咀嚼的碎烟末和雪茄也和癌症密切相关。） Smoking harms not only the smoker. Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have babies with health problems and low birth weight. Low birth-weight babies have an increased risk of early death. They may also suffer from a number of health disorders.（吸烟不仅伤害烟民。女性如果再怀孕期间吸烟会更容易让宝宝有健康问题和低出生体重。新生儿的体重较低会增加夭折的几率。他们也会患上一些健康疾患。） Family members at home and people at work who breathe tobacco smoke can also get sick. This is the danger of what is known as secondhand smoke. Each year, secondhand smoke causes an estimated 3,000 non-smoking adults in the United States to die of lung cancer. At the same time, researchers say, it also causes lung infections in as many as 300,000 young children.（家里中有人或者工作室有人吸烟也会导致患病。这就是所谓的二手烟的危险。每年，二手烟导致大约3000多不吸烟的美国成年人死于肺癌。视译-3 同时，研究者表明这也二十导致肺部传染病发生在多达30万儿童身上的原因。） The American Cancer Society says there is no safe way to smoke. It says smoking begins to cause damage immediately. All cigarettes can damage the body. Smoking even a small number of cigarettes is dangerous.（美国癌症协会表示没有一种健康的吸烟方式。它表明，吸烟造成的危害是立竿见影的。所有的烟草会伤害人体。吸烟，即使是吸一点点烟都是危险的。） On May 31st of each year, the World Health Organization holds World No Tobacco Day. This event seeks to increase understanding about the public health effects of tobacco. Another purpose of World No Tobacco Day is to reduce individual dependence on tobacco.（在每年的五月31日，世界健康组织开展了世界无烟日。这个活动是为了提高公众的认识，提高公众关于烟草对公众健康影响的认识。另一个目的是为了减少个人对于烟草的依赖。） Last year, a smoking-related treaty became part of international law. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control came into force on February 28th ,2005. Any country that approves the treaty is required to obey its rules. The treaty deals with things such as price and tax increases on cigarettes, marketing restrictions, secondhand smoke and illegal trade in tobacco products.（去年，与吸烟有关的条约成为国际法的一部分。这个烟草控制框架公约生效于2005年2月28日。任何一个国家如果批准了这个公约，都必须遵守条约。该条约内的内容有：香烟的价格和增税问题、市场限制问题、二手烟以及非法贸易烟草类产品的问题等。） 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/86fb2863f56527d3240c844769eae009581ba27f.html