英语短文朗读

Passages for Reading

1. Smoking

It is known to all that smoking is bad for health. Scientific research show that smoking can

lead to heart disease, cancer and other problem. The World Health Organization says diseases

linked to smoking kill at least two million five-hundred-thousand persons each year.

Still, many people find it difficult to stop smoking. One reason is that smoking usually

becomes a habitual behavior, and habits, whether good or bad are not easy to be given up. Another

reason is the effect of nicotine, the substance found in cigarettes works on people somewhat as

drugs do.

Measures have been taken to help people keep away from the harm of smoking. In many

cities, smoking is forbidden in public places. The danger of smoking is warned of everywhere.

And newspapers are asked not to publish advertisements for cigarettes. World

is observed every year as the biggest campaign against smoking.

2. My First Job

Before I started at university, I took my first job as a waitress in a nice restaurant. At the night

before my first day, I was too excited to go to sleep and as a result, I got up late in the morning. I

threw on my clothes and rushed over to the restaurant.

In a great hurry, I didn't hear clearly the head waiter's instruction that we should go into the

kitchen through one door and out from the other. So when I took two plates of eggs and bacon and

an

orange

juice

out

to

the

restaurant,

I

went

straight

towards

the

wrong door

and collided

with

another waiter coming in!

Worst of all was that I wore a pair of smart shoes but with high heels! A few hours later I was

in agony yet had no time to change them. By the time we finished serving dinner at about 10:30 I

was completely exhausted. Nevertheless, I learnt something through my experience.

3. Money

Money

is

what

everybody

desires.

It

can

be

used

to

buy

food,

clothes,

books,

bicycle,

furniture and many other things people need or want.

Money is considered by many people as the most important thing in life. With money, they

can go wherever they please and do whatever they want. With money, they can buy a fine house to

live in, fashionable clothes to put on, and a nice bicycle to ride. And with money, they can employ

attendants

to

serve

them.

In

a

word,

money

can

make

people

comfortable

and

bring

them

happiness.

However, money is also the source of all crimes and brings them misery. Since money is so

tempting, quite a few people are attracted by it and begin to go astray. By hook or by crook, they

try to make money. To get more money, they gamble, swindle, steal, rob or do many other evil

things,

for

makes

the

mare

go

As

a

result,

money

leads

them

to

jail

or

even

to

the

execution grounds.

Of course money is useful and desirable, yet we should make money in proper way and spend