世界上第一個完全禁止在公眾場所吸菸的國家。
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2) isolated (a.) 隔離的，孤立的
Why live in an isolated small town when you can live in the big city?
3) notoriously (adv.) 眾所周知地，惡名昭彰地
British football fans are notoriously loud and violent（暴力）.
4) enact (v.) 制定（法律）
The city recently enacted some new rules about motorcycle parking.
5) outright (a.) 徹底的，完全的
I can't believe she told me an outright lie!
6) ban (n.) 禁令，禁制
At our office, there is a ban on unusual cellphone rings.
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The ban applies to the sale of tobacco or cigarettes, and any form of public smoking. The only 7)permissible place to smoke is in your own private home. If you're caught smoking anywhere else, you can be 8)fined $225, which is a huge amount in Bhutan. Anyone who 9)manages to keep up the habit under such 10)circumstances will be forced to personally import their own supply, and even this will be taxed at a rate of 100% of the 11)purchase price.
這項禁令適用於菸草或香菸的販售，以及在公共場所任何形式的吸菸。唯一允許吸菸的地方就是自己家裡。如果被抓到在其他的地方吸菸，可以罰款美金兩百二十五元，這在不丹是一大筆錢。任何人在這情況下如果還能維持吸菸的習慣，就必須設法自行進口香菸，而且這樣還得繳納相當於購買價格百分之百的稅金。
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7) permissible (a.) 允許的，許可的
Is it permissible to smoke in this room?
8) fine (v.) 對……處以罰款
Did the police fine you for driving too fast?
9) manage to 設法做到，勉力完成
I managed to save a few thousand dollars this month.
10) circumstance (n.) 情況，環境
Under what circumstances would you take the job?
11) purchase (n.) 購買
Did you make any purchases on your credit card last month?
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While some anti-smoking 12)advocates might consider such a policy to be 13)progressive, in Bhutan it is simply another rule aimed at 14)preserving the local culture and limiting the influence of Western culture. “It is for the 15)well-being of the people, to protect the environment and preserve our culture,* said Lily Wangchuk, a 16)spokeswoman at Bhutan's 17)embassy in New Delhi. Until 1999, television was also 18)illegal, and it wasn't until 1974 that Westerners could even enter the country.
雖然有些鼓吹反菸人士會覺得這樣的政策很進步，但是對不丹而言，這只不過又是一條用以保護本土文化及限制西方文化影響的規定。不丹駐新德里大使館女發言人莉莉汪曲表示：「這是為了人民的福祉，保護環境也保存我們的文化。」一九九九年以前，電視在不丹也屬非法；而且一九七四年之前西方人甚至根本不准進入這個國家。
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12) advocate (n.) 主張者，提倡者
I'm certainly an advocate of less homework and fewer tests in school.
13) progressive (a.) 前進的，進步的
On the issue of gay（同性戀）marriage, Canada is a very progressive country.
14) preserve (v.) 維持（某種狀態），保存
We need to preserve the forests for our grandchildren, and their grandchildren too.
15) well-being (n.) 福利
He is very worried about his family's well-being.
16) spokeswoman (n.) 女發言人
A spokeswoman for the company said they would stop using the broken machines.
17) embassy (n.) 大使館
Is there an American embassy in Taiwan?
18) illegal (a.) 非法的
Is it still illegal to turn right on a red light?
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19)Realistically, the new law probably won't 20)upset the Bhutanese that much, since less than 1% of the population smokes.
實際的狀況，這條新法律恐怕對不丹人民影響不大，因為他們的吸菸人口不到百分之一。
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19) realistically (adv.) 寫實地，實際地
If you think about it realistically, you will see that it can't be done.
20) upset (v.) 使苦惱，使心煩意亂
He called his wife fat, and it really upset her.
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