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 A:     It smells like an ashtray¹ in here!

 B:     Hi honey! What’s wrong? Why do you have that
        look on your face?

 A:    What’s wrong? I thought we agreed that you were
       gonna quit smoking.

 B:     No! I said I was going to cut down which is very
       different. You  can’t  just  expect  me  to  go  cold
       turkey overnight!

 A:     Look, there are other ways to quit. You  can  try
       the nicotine² patch, or nicotine chewing gum. We
       spend a fortune on cigarettes every  month  and
        now  laws  are  cracking  down  and  not allowing
       smoking in any public place.  It’s not like you can
       just light up like before.
 B:     I know, I know. I am trying but,  I don’t have the
       willpower to just quit.  I can’t fight with the urge to
        reach for my pack of smokes in the morning with
       coffee or after lunch! Please understand?

 A:     Fine! I want a divorce!

1 ashtray   

n.烟灰缸

参考例句：

• He knocked out his pipe in the big glass ashtray.他在大玻璃烟灰缸里磕净烟斗。
• She threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray.她把烟头扔进烟灰缸。

2 nicotine   

n.(化)尼古丁，烟碱

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。