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The French surprised even themselves when they banned tobacco ads three years ago, and created smoke-free zones in public spaces. Even then, ___(1)___ seemed a little too American. Now some French lawmakers are preparing to end the act as reform that simply cant work in a country __(2)___.
% u0 r& \) ^. S Law or no law, smokers and nonsmokers mingle __(3)__, whose owners generally ignore requirements to create separate no-smoking sections. French smokers __(4)___, in hospitals and directly under no -smoking signs. There are stiff fines for violating the smoke-free areas, but they are never imposed. "We have more important things to do", says a Paris official.
" ]! J+ }) I2 `' l5 d: y1 w The 1992 laws most controversial provision is the tobacco-ad ban. An exception has been made for motor sports, which are underwritten by tobacco firms. And fans shouted angrily when French TV blacked out a soccer game from abroad because of "secondary" tobacco and liquor ads at the local stadium. Still, those __(5)___ credit the ad ban for a 15 percent drop in smoking among French teens in the last three years.- e4 B$ P/ q+ Z; V5 w9 o2 Q, Z
EXERCISE:# m/ d ]- l0 p) h$ s) f
A) without apparent friction in Paris café and restaurants* F* y8 A4 O4 f
B) light up in train stations
4 X2 |" o- O' I% Q1 Q+ i* ~ C) doing great harm to the smokers health
0 P+ [+ L+ V8 Q- w3 c D) the attempt to legislate good health2 d; ~9 c a+ H# Y
E) who are against smoking: a1 l5 }7 b7 w- J2 O, ]! E
F) that has always aided lifes petty vices
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发表于 2012-8-15 23:57:33
