英语演讲稿有头脑的人的选择.docx

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英语演讲稿有头脑的人的选择

英语演讲稿：

有头脑的人的选择

　　TheThinkingMan'sChoice

　　Contactismade.Nervesorderthehearttopumpfaster.Adrenalinsurgestoaction.Nervesconstrictthebloodvesselsintheextremitiesofthebody.Skintemperaturedrops.Fingersandtoesgrowcolder.Bloodpressurejump.Analcoholicoradopeaddictinthefirststagesofa"cure"?

Amanbeingcatapultedintoouterspace?

No!

Theseeffectsstemfromsmokingjustonecigarette.

　　TheUnitedStatesPublicHealthServiceisissuingcontinualwarningstosmokers.Iftheyabstainpletelyfromsmoking,theirchancesofacquiringlungcancerwillbeonein275.Theirchancesofdyingoflungcancerwillbeonein10iftheybeeheavysmokers─twoormorepacksaday.Lungcancerisfatalin95percentofallcases.

　　Butinspiteofglaringevidenceandfrequentwarnings,thepublicissmokingmoreandmore.TheDepartmentofAgricultureestimatesthatthisyear'sconsumptionofcigaretteswillreach180packsperpersonfifteenyearsofageandover.Howmanycigarettesdoesthismeanperperson?

─3600.

　　Whyissmokingsuchanimportantproblem?

Becausesmokingisnotamerehabit,assomanythinkitis.No,itismoreseriousthanthat.Ahabitcanbebrokeneasilyenough,butanaddictioncannot.Smokerslapseintohelplessness!

DanielSchubert,oftheUniversityofChicago,quizzed226studentsatalargeNorthwesterncollegeabouttheirsmokinghabits─whytheystarted,whatsatisfactiontheygot,andiftheywantedtostop.AccordingtoSchubert,theywantedtoquitsmoking;buttheycouldn't.

　　Ifoneisaddictedtocigarettes,heisdependentuponthemphysically,aswellaspsychologically.Whatisit,ifitisnotaddiction,thatmotivatesamantogooutinsub-zeroweathertobuyapackofcigarettes?

Ifnecessary,hewilldrivetenmileslateatnighttofindanopendrugstore.Whatisit,ifitisnotaddiction,thatmakesamoocherofanotherwisecharmingyounggirl?

　　Iwastalkingtoaprofessor

　　rnotlongagowhohadjustquitsmoking.Hetoldmewhatmostofyoualreadyknow─thatoncethehabitisstarted,watchout!

Itisnexttoimpossibletostopsmoking.Iaskedhimhowheevermanagedtoquitwhenhehadbeensmokingoverapackadayfortenyears.Listentohisstory.

　　"Well,Icutdowntoone-halfpackadayforthefirstweek.

　　Iwastouchymostofthetime.Theslightestirritationmademynervesjangleandmyheadwanttoexplode.ThenextweekIsmokedfivecigarettesadayandhadanevenworsecaseofnerves.ThenthefollowingweekIchewedgumandsuckedonmints,candy,andpipestems.Frankly,Iwasn'tsurefromonemomenttothenextifIcouldkeepgoing.SomehowImadeit."

　　Manyofyouknowwhatthisprofessoristalkingabout;you,too,havetriedtobreaktheaddiction,buthavefailed.Inthefewminuteswehaveheretodaywecananalyzethemotivesattherootofoursmokingproblem.

　　Perhapswecanassurethosewhodonotsmoke,（andIamhappyIcanstillincludemyselfinthisgroup）,tonipinthebudtheurgesofthosewhoareabouttobeginsmoking,andtoencouragetocut-downthosewhoarealreadyconfirmedsmokers.

　　Let'sbeginwithgrouppressures.Weracetomaturity,togrowupallatonce.Wewantpoise,selfconfidence,andlotsoffriends;wewanttobeaccepted.

　　Thisneedforacceptanceremindsmeofanincidentthatoccurredinacampussororityhouseduringthe"rushingperiod"lastfall.Asororitymemberofferedarusheeacigarette.Eagertopleaseandnottoseemdifferent,thegirlblurtedoutaconfident,"Oh,yes,I'dloveone!

"Theactivestruckamatch,wascalmlyextendingittowardtherusheewhentheflusteredfreshmanmettheactivehalf-waywithcigaretteinhand.Theactivewasthunderstruck.Youcanimaginehermixedemotionswhilestrivingtostifleheramusementandatthesametimetounderstandthatthepoorrusheehadneversmokedbefore.Intheexcitementofthemome

　　ntshewasonlyconcernedwithbeingaccepted.

　　Thenthereisthegirlwhoisseatedinagroup,notknowingwhattodowithherhands.First,sherollsandunrollsthecurlbehindherleftear;thensherummagesinherpurseforsomearticletowaveasaprop.Aninspirationflashes,andsheremembersthepackageofKentsinhercoatpocket.Whydidn'tshethinkofthembefore?

Shealwaysdidthinkwomenwhosmokedlookedmature.Whataconvenientproptohavebroughtalong.Convenient?

Yes,sophisticated?

No.Yearsago,awomanwasthoughtsophisticatedifsheknewhowtosmoke.Menwereimpressed.Buttodaythepictureischanging,aseveryoneknowshowtosmoke─ageelevenorup.Perhapsnowthenoveltyshouldbethenonsmoker?

　　NowIaskyou.Isawomancharmingifshecansitwithherhandsfoldedgracefullyinherlap,orisshemorecharmingwhilefidgetingwithonecigaretteafteranother?

Andyoumenspecifically─whichdoyouprefer─theladywhoneedsnopropstohavepoise,ortheladywhothinksacigarettemakeshermorealluringtoyou?

Takeagoodlookatawomansometimewhensheisinhaling.Shedragshard,makesapuckeringnoisewithherlips,tossesherheadbackdrawingadeepbreath─thenbellowsthesmokeoutlikethegustfromarocketlaunching.Shemayevengosofarastoblowsmokeringsforyou.Isshedainty?

Isshefeminine?

　　Thepowerofsuggestionisanotherstrongmotivatingfactorinourlives.Haven'tyouwatchedsomeoneyawnandsuddenlyfeltyourownmouthgapeopen.Youletthepowerofsuggestiongetthebestofyou;andbeforeyourealizedit,you,too,wereyawning.Now,couldn'tthissamepowerinduceyoutosmoke?

Whynot,especiallythroughthemediumofadvertising.

　　Iamremindedofa"MostlyMalarky"cartoonthatIrecentlyclippedoutoftheChicagoTribune.Malarkystrolledintoadrugstore.Standingbeforethecounter,hescratchedhisheadinsilence.Finally,hemutteredtotheclerk,"Iwantthethi

　　nkingman'scigarette,butIcan'tseemtothinkofthename."PoorMalarky.HeonlywantedapackageofViceroyasthe"thinkingman'scigarette."Afterall,ifheisathinkingman,ashethinksheis,heshould,byallmeans,smokehisownbrand.

　　Advertisersarefurthertoyingwithmen'segosbyappealingtotheirhiddendesirestobeenergetic,vigorous,andpotent.Marlboro,withitshairy-chestedmalesmoker,hassetthepace.Thecigaretteismadetoprojecttheimageofarugged,rough-and-readyguy.Doesn'tthisexplainwhymanycigaretteadsdisplaygreatflexingofmasculinemuscles?

　　Thewoman,too,isavictimofadvertising.Voguecigarettescatchhereye.Why?

Becausetheyeinpastels.Howperfectlyexcitingforthefemaleworld!

Justthink!

Shecannowbuycigarettestomatchherwardrobe;andwhat'smore,shecanpurchasematchingcigarettecasesandlightersinanycoloroftherainbow,withjewelsorwithout.

　　Yes,wearefrequentlyvictimsofsuggestivedevices.Dr.ErnestDichtter,headoftheInstituteforMotivationalResearch,hasconductedaseriesofstudiesforadagenciesonthesubjectofsmoking.Hestates,"Peoplesmoke,notbecauseofthetasteofcigarettes,butbecausesmokingprovidesthemwithcertainpsychologicalsatisfactionstheycangetinnootherway."Headdsthatcigarettesareinvolvedinaman'sstruggleforsurvival,stability,andsecurity.IamafraidIcannotagreewithDr.Dichter,forIbelievethatamancansurviveandcanfindsecuritywithoutcigarettes.Heneedsfood,heneedsshelter,heneedsloveandpanionship;butcan'thesatisfytheseneedsinwaysotherthansmoking?

　　Rationalizationmakesastrongimpactonourlives.Arewecultivatingrationalizationsasanexcusetosmoke?

Iamafraidweare.Nodoubt50percentofusherehaveusedasanexcusetocontinuesmoking,thisverymonremark,"IfIeverstoppedsmoking,Iwouldgaintenpounds."Perhaps!

Acigaretteat

　　doesnotcontainthecaloriesthatamilkshakedoes.Butthehealthywaytoloseexcesspoundsistoeattherightkindandtherightamountoffood.

　　Weagainrationalizewhenwebuyfiltertipcigarettes.Weassureourselvesthatthefilterreducesanydanger,butaccordingtotheJuly,1957editionofReader'sDigest,"Thetarandnicotinereductionpossiblethroughafilterrangesfrom7to17percent.Thesepercentagesaretoosmalltobereallyprotective."Withaperfectfilternosmokecouldseepthrough─justhotair.Somanypeoplebelievethatfiltersarethesolutionthatfiltertipswillaccountforabouthalfofthisyear'soutput.Can'tweadmitthatwearebeingdupedtoformahabitthatisdetrimentaltomankind─ahabitthatleadstoaddiction?

　　Soyoubegintowonderifmaybeyoushouldquitsmoking─that,afterall,youareanindividual.Whatwouldhappentoyoutomorrowifsomeconclusiveproofshouldsuddenlyeforth─proofthatcigarettesareaone-waytickettodeath?

Whatwouldyoudo?

Whodonotsmoke,you'veseenwhyothersstartthehabitandtheriskstheyaretaking.Beonyourguard.You,whohavetheurgetostartsmoking─youareperchedonafenceandcanjumptoeitherside.Whichwillyouchoose?

Andyou,whoarealreadyconfirmedsmokers,arenowconfrontedwiththehardestquestionofall.Ifyouwantedtostopsmoking,"Couldyou?

Couldyoubreaktheaddiction?

"

　　JeanNicot,theFrenchmanwhogavehisnametonicotine,believedthathehaddiscoveredamiracledrug.Todaywetrytofilteroutnicotinebecauseofitsharmfulnature.ThemodernJeanNicotsbelievethatsmokingmakesthewomanmoreattractive,moredesirable─themanmoremasculine,moreindependent.

　　Wesaywearethinkingmen!

Well,arewethinking?

Cigarette,anyone?

　　到位了。

神经命令心脏跳动加快。

肾上腺激素开始涌动。

神经促使人手脚处的血管开始收缩。

皮肤的温度下降了，手指、脚趾渐渐变凉，血压升高了。

这些症状是不是发生在一个酒鬼或一个吸毒成瘾者接受"治疗"的阶段？

抑或是一个人正被弹射到外层太空？

不！

它们仅来自于吸了一支烟。

　　美国公共健康服务中心正不断地给烟民们发出警告。

他们被告知：

如果他们彻底戒烟的话

　　，他们得