雅思大作文:公共场所禁烟的做法公平吗

In many countries it is now illegal to smoke in public places. It is only fair that people who wish to smoke should have to leave the building.

Do you agree or disagree?

 

The issue of smoking and smoking bans is an emotive one because smokers and non-smokers both tend to hold strong views about their rights. Many countries have now chosen to ban smoking altogether from indoor areas and public places, which is a radical change from the way things used to be until quite recently.

吸烟和禁烟的问题是一个情绪化的问题,因为吸烟者和不吸烟者都倾向于对自己的权利持有强烈的看法。许多国家现在选择在室内和公共场所完全禁止吸烟,这是一种彻底的改变,从过去到现在都是如此。

Non-smokers have been complaining for years that they should not have to breathe in other people’s smoke in places such as the workplace, restaurants and cafes and on buses, trains and planes. It is hard to argue that non-smokers do not have a right to be protected from this. Smoking also causes problems for the owners and workers in such places who have to clean up after smokers or redecorate more often.

多年来,不吸烟的人一直在抱怨,他们不应该在工作场所、餐馆和咖啡馆、公共汽车、火车和飞机上吸别人的烟。很难说不吸烟的人没有权利受到保护。吸烟也会给这些地方的业主和工人带来问题,他们需要在吸烟者戒烟后或更频繁地重新装修。

Generally speaking, therefore, I am in favour of smoke-free workplaces, transport and buildings. Non-smokers should not have other people’s smoke imposed on them. We have to accept, however, that there are a large number of people who smoke and will continue to smoke. Many of them enjoy the company of other smokers and feel it is unfair that they should always be made to stand in doorways when they want to smoke.

因此,总的来说,我赞成在工作场所、交通工具和建筑物内禁烟。不吸烟的人不应该让别人吸烟。然而,我们不得不承认,有很多人吸烟,而且还会继续吸烟。他们中的许多人喜欢和其他吸烟者在一起,他们觉得当他们想吸烟的时候总是被强迫站在门口是不公平的。

In a consumer age that seems to put choice above everything else, shouldn’t they have the right to meet and socialise with other smokers if they want to? A more balanced policy than the one now in place in many countries would be to allow certain cafes and restaurants to apply for a smoking licence. These places would then have to advertise themselves as smoking places. Certain areas of buildings such as workplaces could also be made into smoking rooms or areas but only if the company wished to. Such measures would still give the majority their smoke-free environment but protect the wishes of the minority that smoke.

在一个似乎把选择置于一切之上的消费时代,如果他们愿意,难道他们就没有权利与其他吸烟者见面和交往吗?与许多国家现在实行的政策相比,更平衡的政策是允许某些咖啡馆和餐馆申请吸烟许可证。然后,这些地方将不得不宣传自己是吸烟区。建筑物的某些区域,如工作场所,也可以改造成吸烟室或吸烟区,但只有在公司愿意的情况下才可以。这些措施仍将使大多数人拥有无烟环境,但保护少数吸烟者的愿望。

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