The majority of people would agree that cigarette smoking has caused serious problems. But the tobacco companies insist that they contribute greatly to the world economy by paying taxes to the government and employing hundreds of workers.

　　Personally, I believe that cigarette production and consumption threatens to do more harm than good. Firstly, smoking is responsible for many fatal diseases such as lung cancer, heart diseases and so on. According to the survey, tobacco consumers account for about 20% of the world population, and among them, three million people die from smoking-related diseases every year. The fact that the output of tobacco production is reduced from 143.64 billion pounds in 1994 to 142 billion pounds in 1995 also suggests that people have come to realize the negative effects of smoking. Secondly, tobacco consumption is extremely wasteful of money. As is indicated in the pictures, 200 billion US dollars is lost due to smoking each year. Obviously, the total loss of money around the globe substantially exceeds the gain in the industry.

　　In conclusion, as the economic development aims at making our life better, we cannot sacrifice our health for short-term financial benefits. If we have to spend more and more money providing medical services for those who suffer from smoking-related illnesses, the notion of promoting economy via tobacco production is not justifiable. It is high time that we fought for the total tobacco ban.

　　大多数人认为吸烟引起了严重的问题。但烟草公司坚持认为,他们为世界经济带来很大的纳税,政府和雇佣数百名工人。

　　就我个人而言,我认为香烟生产和消费可能弊大于利。首先,吸烟是负责许多致命的疾病,如肺癌,心脏病等等。据调查,烟草消费者约占世界人口的20%,其中,每年有三百万人死于和吸烟有关的疾病。烟草生产的产量是降低1436.4亿年从1436.4亿年的1994磅到1436.4亿磅也表明,人们已经意识到吸烟的负面影响。其次,烟草消费是非常浪费钱。图片所示,2000亿美元每年损失是由于吸烟。显然,全球资金的总损失大大超过业内获得。

　　总之,随着经济发展旨在使我们的生活更好,我们不能为了短期的经济利益而牺牲我们的健康。如果我们花越来越多的钱为那些遭受吸烟有关的疾病提供医疗服务,促进经济的概念通过烟草生产是不合理的。是时候,我们争取总烟草禁令。