英语各类场景用语一百四十七：用英语催眠戒烟

　　Amy: I just heard of the craziest way to quit smoking.

　　Marni: Really? Do tell.

　　Amy: A good friend of mine was hypnotized(催眠的).

　　Marni: Really?

　　Amy: Yes! And she really believes that it has worked. I mean, she hasn’t had a cigarette in six months.

　　Marni: Was she a smoker for long? I mean, was she really…

　　Amy: Years and years, yes.

　　Marni: Wow. OK. That’s fascinating. You know, I know a lot of people who have quit smoking, a lot of friends and family. And they’ve all tried various methods, but I have actually never known anyone who’s done hypnosis, so I think that’s really interesting. I mean I’ve had friends who’ve gonecold turkey(突然完全戒烟), which…I just really admire them, because they stuck to it, and I know it was hard.

　　Amy: Do you think some of those tools can help, like the patch or that kind of thing?

　　Marni: You know, I think it’s probably just dependent on the person, and I think some people have a strong willpower and a real desire to quit. And I’ve known people who have literally been like, “This is stupid,” and stopped and never gone back. But then I’ve known people that have also needed a patch or, you know, have used those fake cigarettes, those electronic ones, for that hand-to-mouth contact, to sort of ween them off that. And the whole thing is just very fascinating to me. I have to be honest, it makes me really grateful that I was never a smoker.

　　Amy: Definitely.