世界无烟日的英语作文：No Tobacco Day

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greatdaystoberememberedseldome,butsmallonessurroundusdaily.

idonothavearomanholiday,butihaveanonsmokingdayinstead.

todayanc-smokingsigneasilyhooksupmyinterestingandrewardingexperienceontheworldnonsmokingdayafewyears

asahighschoolstudent,i,togetherwithmyfriends,volunteeredonacampaigntodiscouragepublicsmokingbypersuaclingpeopleinpublicplacestoextinguishtheircigarettesandputthecigaretteendsintoourmetalboxes.andwewouldinreturngivethemamemorialstickerbearingpatternsandwordsvoicingthethemeofthenonsmokingday.

thefirststepisneverafaststep.afterhuntingforquiteawhile,wesetourtargetonayoungmanwhowasenjoyinghiscigaretteatabusstop.embracingthephilosophyof"nothingventured,nothinggained",wesummonedupallourcourage,walkedupandasked,"sir,wouldyoupleasenotsmokeinpublicplaces?""itisnoneofyourbusiness!whyareyousobusilyengagedinsuchthings?goandmindyourownexams!"hewasgreat,ibelieved,forhewasabletodragonhiscigarettewhileatthesametimenotgivinghistongueabreak.andifurtherfoundoutthatforthisman,suchwordsas"goodforyourhealth"or"goodformoncourtesy"hadlonglosttheirappeal.maybesuchkindofsituationshouldcallforsomeotherpolicy.imanagedasmile,blendedwithsweetwordsandtriedtodilutehisresistance.andwhenweputthestickeronhisclothes,hewaslingeringoverthejoyofhavingdoneus"abigfavor."

nowyousee,maybeflatteryshouldbevindicated,fortopleaseisagreatsteptowardpersuadingandasmileisacurvethatsetseverythingstraight.

ourworkransmoothlywhenthingsbeganeasytohandleintheafternoon.butdon＇tworry.troublesarejustaroundthecorner.thesecondhardrockwemetwasamiddleagedmanwhoappearedtobemoreofasmokingaddictthanasmokingenthusiast.nothingseemedtobecapableofextinguishingthatcigarette.eventhewindseemedtobepowerless.weshowedhimthecigarettesfilledmetalbox.wespotlightedthehazardsofpublicsmoking.butallwasinvain.

marktwainwasright,habitishabit,nottobeflungoutofwindowbyanyone,buttobecoaxeddownstairsonestepatatime.ithentriedtopeelthestubbornoniononelayeratatime."ok,iknowhowyoufeel.butdoyouknowhowotherpeoplearoundyoufeel?""youseethatchild?actuallyhesmokesmoreofyourcigarettethanyoudo!""infact,youareextinguishingonecelloflungcancerwhenyouextinguishyourcigarette.youareextinguishingonecellofthediseaseofselfishnesswhenyouextinguishyourcigarette."itisthatmaybethatconstantdropsdowearthestone.atlastheextinguishedourwordsbyextinguishinghiscigarette.

asthesinkingsuntintedthehorizon,webegantocountthecigaretteends,savoringourlittlevictories.

thatdaysawmetoilingfor6hours,invitingloadsoftroubles,collecting57cigarette-ends,savoringhundredsofpotentialsecondhandsmokersanddevelopingformyselfsomesenseofresponsibilitytowardsociety.

thoughitwasalittledepressingtorealizethatthosepeoplewouldnaturallypickuptheir"tradition"justwheretheyhadtemporarilylaiditdown,yethowfarcanweestimateouractionswouldtravel!andbesidesthat,iwasrewardedinanotherday.thatis,theexperiencedawneduponmethesignificanceofcareandconsiderationforotherpeople.sincethen,ihavebeenascooperativeaspossiblewheneveriamaskedtoimprovemypublicbehaviorandiamalwaysreadytogetinvolvedinsuchvolunteerwork.

inasense,thehighestrewardforonestoilisnotwhattheygetfromitbutwhattheybeebyit.