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smoking

five years ago, i went to shao xing to visit my cousin. my grandpa had been outside smoking when my aunt called him into the house. he left his cigarette on the front porch steps so he could continue smoking it when he returned.

my cousin was curious to see what smoking was really like, so he picked up the cigarette, put it in his mouth and puffed in smoke. next, he was coughing his head off. he looked like he was about to throw up, but he stretched his hand out toward me to offer me the cigarette. “come on try it,” he said.

i just grabbed the stupid thing out of his hand and smashed it with my shoe. then, grandpa returned. “where’d my cigarette go?” he asked. i just stood there, not wanting to admit what i had done, or what my cousin had done before that. but i knew that this was the moment of truth. i took a deep breath and began to explain.

i told my grandpa that i could’t really believe he would choose to smoke. i was sure he knew how bad it was, so why did he do it? he said he started smoking when he was just a teenager. now he was so addicted that he couldn’t stop. it was just too hard to quit.

here was an old man, my own grandpa, admitting there was something that he couldn’t control that was probably slowly killing him. i stood there in disbelief, dumbfounded. then i remembered this commercial i had seen on tv. there was this lady who was so addicted to cigarettes that she’d gotten really sick. doctors had to cut a hole in her throat for her to breathe, and she was still smoking through the hole! it was the most disgusting thing i’ve ever seen. standing in front of my grandpa, i began to cry. what if that happened to him?

ever since that day, my grandpa has cut back on cigarettes. i know one thing: i want to live a long time. i don’t want to be sick or out of control of my life, the way that lady was. i’ll never smoke. i’ll take fresh air.

抽烟

五年前，我去绍兴看我的表弟。外公在屋外抽烟，舅妈叫他进去。外公把烟留在台阶上，这样他出来还能继续抽。

表弟对烟很好奇，他拿起那根烟，把它放到嘴里，猛吸了一口。接下来，他开始剧烈地咳嗽。我本以为他会罢休，不料他竟把烟递给我，“来吧，试试!”

我一把从他手中夺过烟，扔在地上，一脚踩灭。就在这时，外公出来了。“我的烟呢?”他问。我呆呆地站在那里，不想承认刚才我和表弟做的事。但我知道，这是说出事实的时候了。我深吸一口气，开始解释。

我告诉外公，我无法相信他会选择吸烟。他一定知道吸烟的坏处，为什么还要这样做呢?外公说，他十几岁就开始吸烟了，现在他如此上瘾以至于停不下来。要戒掉太难了。

这位老人，我的亲外公，承认有些东西他也无法控制，而且也许在慢慢危及他的生命。我不敢相信自己的耳朵。突然我想起了电视上的一个广告：有一位妇女因为吸烟病得很重，医生不得不在她的喉咙上开一个洞让她呼吸，可她竟还透过那个洞吸烟!这是我所看见过的最恶心的一幕。站在外公面前，我开始抽泣。如果有一天他也变成这个样子怎么办?

自从那天以后，外公大大地减少了烟量。有一点我很清楚：我希望自己能活得长一些。我可不想生病或是像那位妇女一样无法控制自己的生活。我永远不会吸烟。我还是喜欢新鲜空气。

my hometown

my hometown is lhasa, the largest city on the roof of the world. it is the heart and soul of tibet. i think lhasa is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. it is surrounded by towering mountains and rarely a day goes by when you don’ t see the deep blue sky. lhasa river is flowing quietly around the city.

lhasa is the mixture of tradition and fashion.

firstly, lhasa has a long history. it is the political, cultural and economic center of tibet. it has lots of famous sights to offer. the potala palace is the most famous, a magnificent and wonderful place to look at. in my opinion it is a unique artistic achievement of the tibetan people. likewise, the architecture, carvings and paintings throughout the city show hard work, wisdom and bravery of our people.

secondly, led by the reforming and opening policy of china, lhasa has changed a lot. many new things have arrived up here, changing the face of the city. the old and new lie side by side in lhasa.

many new buildings, schools and roads have been built here. furthermore, the qing—zang railway leading to lhasa is being built. many shopping centers have been opened, and modern technology like telecommunications is spreading. the whole city looks prosperous, and our tibetan people take on a new look. every festival, people walk around freely on the new, wide and smooth streets, wearing the beautiful traditional costumes.

right now, i am looking forward to a festival called shodün which comes in june for eating yoghurt. at this time, all my family and i gather for a picnic together at the norbulinka, a famous garden. in the garden, we sing tibetan songs, dance “guo zhuang” on the grass; eat zanba, drink butter tea and barley beer on the beautiful carpet as well. we enjoy our life. i think that this festival exhibits the open-minded and optimistic character of the tibetan people.

finally, “i love my hometown. i love the people in my hometown.”.

thank you.

tashidele.

我的家乡

我的家乡是拉萨，它位于世界屋脊。我认为拉萨是世界上最美丽的城市之一，它的周围是高耸入云的山脉，几乎你天天都能看到湛蓝的天空，拉萨河围绕着这座城市缓缓地流淌着。

拉萨是一个传统和时尚的结合体。

首先，拉萨有悠久的历史，灿烂的文化。拉萨是西藏的政治、文化、经济中心，并且有许多闻名遐迩的名胜古迹，布达拉宫雄伟壮观，金碧辉煌，是一个值得一看的地方，我认为它是西藏人民独特艺术成就，而且XX市的建筑、雕刻和绘画是西藏人民勤劳、勇敢和智慧的结晶。

其次，自改革开放以来，拉萨发生了很大变化，许多新事物层出不穷，改变了拉萨的面貌，古老与现代并存。

多种风格的建筑拔地而起，现代化的学校被建起，宽畅的公路被修建，通向拉萨的青藏铁路正在施工，现代高科技在拉萨延伸，整个城市呈现一派繁荣景象，拉萨人民呈现新的面貌，每逢节日，他们穿着节日盛装，自在地走在大街上。

现在我正期待着雪顿节的到来，这个节日在六月初，是一个吃酸奶的节日，当这个节日到来的时候，我和我的家人、朋友聚在一起在有名的公园—“罗布林卡” 里面野餐。我们在草地上一起唱藏歌，跳锅庄舞;踏着美丽的藏式地毯吃糌粑、喝酥油茶和青稞酒，享受我们幸福的生活，我认为这个节日展示了西藏人民开朗、乐观的性格。

最后，我想说“我爱我的家乡，我更爱我家乡的人民。”

谢谢!