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一家領先的醫學機構說，吸煙者應被鼓勵使用電子香煙來幫助他們最終戒煙。英國皇家內科醫學院解釋說，吸電子香煙比吸傳統煙草要安全很多。以下是   Adam Brimelow 的報道。

The growing popularity of e-cigarettes has prompted debate about their safety, their potential to help people quit tobacco smoking and the risk they may encourage some people to take it up .

The Royal College of Physicians concludes that their impact so far has been very positive. They've helped many thousands of people to quit and the switch from tobacco smoking is a dramatic step towards better health.

It says any possible harm from long-term use is likely to be very small and it concludes fears that e-cigarettes are a gateway to smoking are unfounded .

The report has been widely welcomed though the Faculty of Public Health has sounded a note of caution . It said that more research was needed to understand the risks.

詞匯表

prompted 引起了
quit 戒（煙）
take it up 開始吸煙
dramatic 驟然的，戲劇性的
harm 傷害，損傷
unfounded 無根據的
note of caution （對某事發出）警告

測驗

請聽報道并回答下列問題。

1. What has encouraged discussion about the safety of e-cigarettes?

2. Do doctors feel that moving from tobacco to e-cigarettes is a good thing?

3. True or false? Doctors are concerned that e-cigarettes could make non-smokers take up the habit.

4. Does the Faculty of Public Health agree completely with the Royal College of Physicians' report?

答案

1. What has encouraged discussion about the safety of e-cigarettes?
The growing popularity of e-cigarettes.

2.Do doctors feel that moving from tobacco to e-cigarettes is a good thing?
Yes. They say it's a dramatic step towards better health.

3. True or false? Doctors are concerned that e-cigarettes could make non-smokers take up the habit.
False. They say these fears are unfounded.

4. Does the Faculty of Public Health agree completely with the Royal College of Physicians' report?
No. Although the Faculty of Public Health welcomes the report, it says that more research is still needed to understand the risks of using e-cigarettes.