Lisa: This is it. I’m quitting smoking for good.
* for good = 영원히
Michael:
Good for you. Are you going
cold turkey?
* go cold turkey
= (마약, 담배, 술 등을) 갑자기 끊다
Lisa: No, I tried that, but it
didn’t work. I craved cigarettes too
much.
* crave =
갈망[열망]하다
Michael: How about nicotine gum? Have you tried
that?
* nicotine gum = 니코틴 껌(흡연 욕구를
억제)
Lisa: Yes, but I didn’t like the side effects. It irritated my throat.
* side effect(s) = 부작용/ irritate = (피부 등을) 자극하다/ throat = 목구멍,
목
Michael: That’s too bad. I suppose you’ve tried
nicotine patches,
too?
* nicotine patch = 금연용
반창고
Lisa: Yes, I have. I became addicted to the
patches and couldn’t wean myself
off of them.
I just traded one addiction for another.
* be(become) addicted to ~ = ~에 중독되다[빠지다]/ wean
sb off(from) = ~가 ~을 끊게[그만두게
]하다
Michael: And
electronic
cigarettes?
* electronic
cigarette = 전자 담배
Lisa: They only made me want to smoke a
real cigarette. They were no help at all.
Michael: So, what now?
Lisa: I’m going to try hypnosis. I hear that it works
for some people.
* hypnosis = 최면
(상태)
Michael: And if that doesn’t work?
Lisa: The
last resort is
acupuncture. Some
people say that’s effective for quitting smoking.
* last resort = 마지막 수단[방책, 수]/ acupuncture = 침술
(요법)
Michael: If you say so. Sometimes the cure is truly
worse than the disease!
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