Smoking is addicting, and as people become addicted, their spending on this habit is likely to increase.
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Smoking can be an expensive habit because it is addicting. Addicted people tend to smoke more and, as a result, spend more on this habit.
(採用A = B, B = C, 則 A = C (主題句)的邏輯。其中,A - smoking, B - addiction, C–more spending = expensive)
方法二 (具體的解釋):
Assuming the average price of a pack of cigarettes is 50 dollars, if people smoke a pack a day it will cost them 50 dollars a day, or 18,250 dollars a year. However, if they smoke two packs a day because of addiction, their annual smoking expenditures double, going up to a staggering amount of 36,500 dollars.
同樣用「煙癮」當理由,但運用數字的變化,突顯「昂貴」這個論點。
b. 舉例
Take my cousin Tony for example. He smokes a pack of cigarettes a day, which costs fifty dollars, so he spends some fifteen hundred dollars on the habit every month. But to his surprise, there is another unexpected expense to cover other than the price of cigarettes. Because smoking often gives out smoke offensive to nonsmokers, Tony has to clean his clothes, his furniture, and his car more often to get rid of the odor than if he does not smoke. So at the end of every month, he finds himself spending an additional couple of thousand dollars on cleaning alone.
「舉例」是另一個使你的論點具說服力的方法,運用實例,帶出費用,增加信服力。
C. 結尾 - 摘要本段重點
在充份解釋完我的論點,我作個總結:
For many smokers, 50 dollars a day for cigarettes may be a small token, but the compounding effect of addiction would easily double that amount and cost them hugely in a year’s time, making smoking a costly habit.
(以「煙癮」當理由的結尾)
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As one can see, the price of cigarettes is not the only cost to smokers; the additional cleaning fee associated with smoking makes it an expensive habit to take on.
(以「不同費用」當理由的結尾)
Smoking can be an expensive habit because of addiction. Addicted people tend to smoke more and, as a result, spend more on this habit. Assuming a pack of cigarettes costs 50 dollars, if people smoke a pack a day it will cost them 50 dollars a day, or 18,250 dollars a year. But if they smoke two packs a day—because of addiction, their yearly smoking expenses double easily, going up to a staggering amount of 36,500 dollars. For many smokers, 50 dollars a day for cigarettes may be a small token, but the compounding effect of addiction could easily double that amount and cost them hugely in a year’s time, making smoking a costly habit.
範例2 -- 以「不同費用」當理由的寫法:
Smoking can be an expensive habit. Take my cousin Tony for example. He smokes a pack of cigarettes a day, which costs fifty dollars, so he spends some fifteen hundred dollars on the habit every month. But to his surprise, there is another unexpected expense to cover as a result of this habit. Because smoking cigarettes often gives out smoke offensive to nonsmokers, Tony has to clean his clothes, his furniture, and his car more often to get rid of the odor than if he does not smoke. So at the end of every month, he finds himself spending an additional couple of thousand dollars at least on cleaning. As one can see, the price of cigarettes is not the only cost to smokers; the additional cleaning expense associated with smoking makes it an expensive habit to take on.