新西兰年轻一代或将终身禁止购买香烟

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初中三年级

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新西兰出台史上最严格禁烟令，拟出台相关法案禁止2008年以后的新西兰年轻人购买香烟，该法案生效后，购买烟草的年龄限制将每年提高，到2050年，购买香烟的人至少要年满42岁。即年轻一代新西兰人将成为“无烟一代”，终身禁止购买香烟。

Last Thursday, New Zealand announced a plan. Under the plan, the country would make it illegal for people born after 2008 to buy cigarettes(香烟). The plan is made to keep young people from ever starting to smoke. And it won’t make a difference to people who are currently smokers.

上周四，新西兰宣布了一项计划。根据该计划，该国将禁止2008年出生的人购买香烟。制定该计划是为了防止年轻人开始吸烟。这对目前吸烟的人没有影响。

Starting in 2023, people under the age of 15 would be banned from buying cigarettes. After that, the age limit for buying tobacco products would be raised every year. By 2050, someone would have to be at least 42 years old to buy cigarettes. In short, the move will stop people born after 2008 from ever buying tobacco products.

从2023年开始，15岁以下的人将被禁止购买香烟。此后，购买烟草产品的年龄限制将每年提高。到2050岁，有人必须至少42岁才能买烟。简而言之，此举将阻止2008年出生的人购买烟草产品。

Tobacco products contain a drug called nicotine(尼古丁). Though nicotine is a poison, when people have a little bit of it, it can give them an excited feeling. Over time, nicotine changes the body so people feel like they need more of it. They may feel sick if they don’t get more. Then people are unable to stop taking it. That’s why it’s so difficult for people to stop smoking.

烟草产品含有一种叫做尼古丁的药物。虽然尼古丁是一种毒药，但当人们有一点尼古丁时，它会给他们一种兴奋的感觉。随着时间的推移，尼古丁会改变身体，让人们觉得他们需要更多的尼古丁。如果他们得不到更多，他们可能会感到不舒服。然后人们无法停止服用。这就是为什么人们戒烟如此困难。

_ _4___It’s one of the leading causes of deaths around the world. In New Zealand, about 5,000 people die every year from illnesses connected with smoking.