A Heavy Price to Pay

惨重的代价

Tom's father died of lung cancer.

汤姆的父亲死于肺癌。

He couldn't stop smoking.

他无法戒烟。

He tried quitting several times.

他尝试戒了几次。

However, whenever he saw someone smoking, he couldn't resist lighting up.

不过，每当他看到有人抽烟时，他就无法抗拒要点根烟。

In the end, he gave up trying, it was no use stopping one day and starting again the next.

最后，他放弃了尝试。因为一天停下来，第二天又开始是没有用的。

He enjoyed smoking too much.

他太喜欢抽烟了。

He certainly paid a heavy price, though.

不过，他也的确付出了惨重的代价。

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