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By Pan Xijing

Do you mind if I … ?

Would you mind if I did ?

I wonder if I could … ?

Can / May / Could I … ?

Does / Would it bother you if I … ?

Do you mind if I … ?

Would you mind if I did ?

I wonder if I could … ?

Can / May / Could I … ?

Does / Would it bother you if I … ?

Do you mind if I … ?

Would you mind if I did ?

I wonder if I could … ?

Can / May / Could I … ?

Does / Would it bother you if I … ?

Certainly

Sure, go ahead.

No, not at all.

not.Of course

Yes, please do.

Do you mind if I … ?

Would you mind if I did ?

I wonder if I could … ?

Can / May / Could I … ?

Does / Would it bother you if I … ?

I’m sorry, but

You’d better

No, please don’t.

I’m afraid… .

… .

not.

Wet Paint!

Hands Off!

illnesses

a waste of money

air pollution

secondhand smoke

fires

dirtyenvironment

Chinese Population

smokers male smokers

38% 89%

on one hand on the other hand

government

receive money / sales

24 billion yuan , 1989

28 billion yuan , 1989

illnesses fires

smoke in bed

advantage

disadvantages

on one hand on the other hand

government

receive money / sales

24 billion yuan , 1989

28 billion yuan , 1989

illnesses fires

smoke in bed

advantage

disadvantages

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on one hand on the other hand

government

receive money / sales

24 billion yuan , 1989

28 billion yuan , 1989

illnesses fires

smoke in bed

advantage

disadvantages

disadvantages

advantage

overweight

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BritishPopulation

smokers

17 million < 1/3

58 million

16---19 age group

boys:

girls:

28%

32%

20---24 age group

men:

women:

38%

39%

If you were the boss of a tobacco company, what would you do to remain in business?

Why do smokers continue

to smoke?

1---2hs enjoy, relax,

2hs later bad, uncomfortable

go without smoking

a new supply of NICOTINE

38% of the Chinese population smoke.

70% of the water on the earth is salty.

One smoker in four / One out of four dies from smoking.

Three students in four / Three out offour are League members.

One third of the world’s cigarettes are produced in China.

Seven tenths of the water on the earth is salty.

One third of the world’s cigarettes are produced in China.

Seven tenths of the water on the earth is salty.

three fourths / three quarters

One third of the world’s cigarettes are produced in China.

Seven tenths of the water on the earth is salty.

a / one half

One third of the world’s cigarettes are produced in China.

Seven tenths of the water on the earth is salty.

a / one quarter

chance

There is a chance that our Chinese athletes will get more gold medals than last Olympic Games.

The chance is that all the graduates from No.1 High School can go to colleges and universities.

compare … with / to ...

Readers compare books to food.

men smokers

women smokers

More men smoke in China, compared with / to women.

remain

Though Walt Disney has been dead for scores of years, his Mickey Mouse remains alive in many people’s heart.

adj.n.-ed prepositional phrase

Peter became a news reporter but John remained a woodcutter.

It was very late, but the old man was still deep in thought.

He was still absorbed in his work.

= He remained absorbed in his work.

= … , but the old man remained deep in thought.

-ed participle --- attribute

illnesses caused by smoking= illnesses which / that are caused by

smoking

nicotine contained in tobacco

characters drawn by Walt

fallen leaves a retired worker

predicative clause表语从句

The surprise was that Annie was going to marry a young foreigner.

Maybe it was because she loved his money.

The problem was whether they could understand each other or not.

what / when / where / why / how / because / whether

go without

One can not go without food and water.

If the main speaker was absent, the conference would not go without him.