英语短文阅读英语短文阅读Itmaysoundcrazythatanyonewouldintentionallymakequittingsmokinganyharderthannecessary.ButIcanguaranteethatifyouwanttoknowasecretabouthowtoquitsmoking,thenjuststopmakingitsohardforyourself.HenryFordoncesaid,thatifyouthinkyoucanoryouthinkyoucan't,theneitherwayyouareright.Hereinliestheproblem.Manysmokersthinktheycan't,orthinkitwillbeveryhard.Theysaythingslike:1.Cigarettesaremyfriend:Wowtalkaboutalousyfriend.2.I'llbelostwithoutthem:Nothingquitesocomfortingaslightingatoxiccigarette.3.Ineedmycigarettestothink:Nothinglike4000toxicchemicalsfloodingyourbraintohelpcognition.4.CigaretteshelpmewhenI'mstressed.Nicotinecausesanadrenalresponse,floodingyoursystemwithadrenalinandcortisol,nothinggoodaboutthat.5.Smokinghelpsmerelax.Againthenicotinedoesnosuchthing.It'stakingtimeoutthatisrelaxing.6.IlikesmokingwhenIeat.Justwaituntilyourfoodtasteslikefoodandnotanashtray.7.Ialwayssmokewithalcohol.Havealookaround,noticethenonsmokersaredoingjustfine,withoutsmoking.8.IputonweightifIquit.Smokersarenolessthinorfatthananyothergroupinsociety.Smokingactuallymakesithardforyourlivertobreakdownfatsproperly.InfactoneofthebestpiecesofadviceIcangivetoasmokeristojustobservenonsmokersgoingabouttheirday.Seethemwhentheyarerelaxed,stressed,busy,thinking,bored,eatingordrinking.Thenonsmokersaremanagingjustfinewithoutanyassistancefromcigarettes.Focussingonallthereasonsyouthinkyouneedtosmokeisjustmakingitveryhardforyou.Youcan'tquitwhenyouthinkyourlifeissodependentonsmoking.Thefirstthingtodoistolookatthelistandjustthinkaboutit.Starttorealisethatsmokingdoesn'tmakeanythingbetter.Itdoesn'thelpyoutorelaxorthing,ordrivebetterorholdabetterconversationonthephone.Allitdoesiscostyoualotofmoney,makeyousmelllikeanashtray,andstripaway14yearsoflifeonaverage.AnddidImentiontheslowpainfullingeringdeath.