杨:
My wife always complains when I smoke. She says smoking is the worst thing. 

我的太太在我抽烟的时候一直抱怨。她说抽烟是最坏的事情。
李:
Then you shall stop,darling. 

那么你就戒掉吧,亲爱的。
杨:
But cigarettes are my best friends, honey. I know smoking is not good but I cannot live without it. 

但是香烟是我最好的朋友,甜心。我知道抽烟不好,但是我不能没有它。
李:
Ok, I can tell me some advantages of smoking, and then you can decide how to do. 

好的,我可以告诉你抽烟的一些好处,然后你来决定怎么做。
杨:
Really? Advantages? Please go ahead. 

真的吗?好处?请继续说。
李:
First smoking will protect your house against thieves. Smoking people usually cough a lot during night, thieves may think they are awake and then go away. 

首先抽烟可以防范小偷。抽烟的人晚上容易咳嗽,小偷们会认为他们还没睡着然后就跑了。
杨:
It is not a good reason. Do you have another one? 

这不是个好理由。有别的呢?
李:
Well, smoking people will scare away fierce dogs because they are usually humpbacked and dogs will think they are taking stones. 

恩,抽烟的人能够吓跑恶狗, 因为抽烟的人容易驼背,狗会以为抽烟者在捡石头。
杨:
Come on, these cannot be called advantages. 

得了吧,这些不能够成为好处。
李:
I have last one, smoking will keep you young. Smoking people usually have many diseases, so they don’t have chance to die old. 

我还有最后一个,抽烟使你保持年轻。抽烟的人通常有很多的疾病,所以他们没有机会在老的时候死去。
杨:
Ok, guy, I will stop smoking. 

好吧伙计,我会戒烟。


