106. What a Dilemma! p.228

Hoping to persuade her boyfriend to quit smoking, Jenny makes him an offer.
J: If you quit smoking, I'll marry you.
B: I don't want to make a promise I can't keep.
J: Is it that hard to quit smoking?
B: Well. You know I've tried many times already.
J: But this time you've got a big incentive¹ to do it.
B: Uh… I'm not sure.
J: What aren't you sure about?
B: I do want to stop smoking. But if I do. I'll have to get married.
J: So?
B: I'm not so sure if I want to get married.
J: Well. You can't eat your cake and have it, too.
B: What a dilemma²!

be in dilemma = be in predicament
be addicted³ to 上瘾   a chain smoker⁴ 连续抽烟的人
My father persuaded my younger brother to study hard.
to dissuade⁵ sb from smoking 劝阻某人不要做
John offered to take us to dinner after the test.     made an offer to take...
I married with him. 错   应说：I married him. or: I married to him.
make/keep  a promise
They loved each other at first sight. 一见钟情    不说：at the first sight
incentive n.诱因
sth be a good catch 钓大鱼
The teacher told us that if we all passed the test, she would take us out to dinner. What a great incentive!
be sure of = be certain of

1 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

2 dilemma   

n.困境，进退两难的局面

参考例句：

• I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
• He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。

3 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

4 smoker   

n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室

参考例句：

• His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
• He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。

5 dissuade   

v.劝阻，阻止

参考例句：

• You'd better dissuade him from doing that.你最好劝阻他别那样干。
• I tried to dissuade her from investing her money in stocks and shares.我曾设法劝她不要投资于股票交易。