Mandarin language learning HK-Give up smoking

 

♦A:我在这里吸烟,你不介意吧?
Wǒ zài zhèlǐ xī yān, nǐ bù jièyì ba?
Would you mind if I smoke here?
♦B:不介意,但是我听说你已经戒烟了。
Bù jièyì, dànshì wǒ tīng shuō nǐ yǐjīng jièyān le.
No. But I am told you’ve given up smoking.
♦A:我已经试了好多次,但就是控制不住。
Wǒ yǐjīng shì le hǎoduō cì, dàn jiùshì kòngzhì bù zhù.
I have tried many times but I found I couldn’t control myself.
♦B:我认为你要想保持健康,必须戒烟。吸烟对健康非常不利。
Wǒ rènwéi nǐ yào xiǎng bǎochí jiànkāng, bìxū jièyān. Xī yān duì jiànkāng fēicháng bùlì.
I think if you want to keep healthy you must give up smoking. It’s extremely bad for your health.
♦A:我知道,但是我戒不了。
Wǒ zhīdào, dànshì wǒ jiè bùliǎo.
I know but I can’t