125. New Zealand’s Smoking Ban Explained!!: Should We Ban Cigarettes?

<p><strong>New Zealand recently announced a complete ban on cigarette sales for future generations. People born after 2008 will never be able to buy tobacco products in the country. Is this a good idea? Should other countries ban cigarettes? Or are there problems with such an approach? Let’s discuss this and more on today’s episode of Thinking in English!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/01/03/124-new-zealands-smoking-ban-explained-should-we-ban-cigarettes%ef%bf%bc/" target="_blank"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/01/03/124-new-zealands-smoking-ban-explained-should-we-ban-cigarettes%ef%bf%bc/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <h6><strong>You may also like...</strong></h6> <p><br></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/29/124-who-was-desmond-tutu-the-life-of-an-extraordinary-man-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson%ef%bf%bc/">124. Who was Desmond Tutu?: The Life of an Extraordinary Man Explained!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/22/answering-your-questions-the-future-of-the-podcast-how-to-use-the-word-bloke-and-where-do-i-live/">Answering Your Questions!! The Future of the Podcast, How to Use the Word ‘Bloke,’ and Where do I Live!</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/20/123-should-we-boycott-chinas-winter-olympics-english-vocabulary-lesson%ef%bf%bc/">123. Should We Boycott China’s Winter Olympics? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/12/15/122-ten-years-of-kim-jong-un-north-koreas-last-decade-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/">122. Ten Years of Kim Jong Un!: North Korea’s Last Decade Explained (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p> <p><strong>Blog - </strong><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Gmail - [email protected]</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h5><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h5> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Upside (n) - the advantage of a situation</strong></p> <p><em>It’s annoying that I can’t go on vacation this year, but the upside is that I can save up money to go somewhere more expensive next year</em></p> <p><strong>Prevalence (n) - the fact that something is very common or happens often</strong></p> <p><em>The prevalence of obesity is increasing in children</em></p> <p><strong>Ubiquitous (adj) - seeming to be everywhere</strong></p> <p><em>The mobile phone is perhaps the most ubiquitous of all consumer-electronic appliances</em></p> <p><strong>To enact (v) - to put something into action, especially to make something a law</strong></p> <p><em>The government has failed to enact any serious environmental laws</em></p> <p><strong>To authorise (v) - to give someone official permission to do something</strong></p> <p><em>I authorised my bank to pay her £3000</em></p> <p><strong>Accompanying (adj) - appearing or going with someone or something else</strong></p> <p><em>Children under twelve require an accompanying parent or guardian to see the movie</em></p> <p><strong>Take (something) with a pinch of salt (idiom) - to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true</strong></p> <p><em>You have to take everything you read on Facebook with a pinch of salt</em></p> <p><strong>Craving (n) - a strong feeling of wanting something</strong></p> <p><em>I have a craving for chocolate</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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