Smoking Is Harmful(吸烟有害)英语口语演讲稿

Smoking Is Harmful

Good afternoon,everyone.I’m XXX,and it’s my pleasure to make a speech about smoking.Nowadays more and more people have realized smoking can do harm to people's health.However,some people still enjoy smoking.Why？Because some of them think it is a kind of fashion with great fun and attraction,and feel that smoking can refresh themselves.It is said that about half of people in China smoke.Many young boys and girls have the habit of smoking,though they are middle school students.

Smoking is not a good habit,either for the individual smoker or for society as a whole.

First of all,smoking is not healthy,leading to more deaths than any other preventable cause.Smokers live about14years less than normal people.Babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are often born with defects.Smoking also causes cancer,damages organs and weakens the immune system.

In addition,smoking can also harm those nearby,in terms of second-hand smoke.Meanwhile,careless smokers may cause dangerous fires（火灾）.

Finally,smoking is a waste of money.Health care expenses raised by the consumption of tobacco creates a social cost on everyone as well.The main chemical in tobacco,nicotine,is addictive,so quitting can be hard.It would have been best to never start smoking at all.For smokers,quitting is still the wisest choice.Excise taxes（消费税）are imposed on tobacco, besides,employment and health is in favor of non-smokers,precisely because smoking is bad for everyone.

Smoking is harmful and it is not only bad for smokers themselves,but also bad for non-smokers.Therefore,I hope all the smokers can give up smoking for themselves and also for the people around them.

That’s all my oral presentation,thank you for your listening.