strong penalties if the tobacco industry keeps selling cigarettes to our children affirming the FDAs full authority to regulate tobacco, to prevent childrens acces to tobacco products, and to restrict tobacco ads aimed at young people, so that our children cant fall prey to the deadly threat of tobacco [Questions: Who is the speaker? What are the main contents of the legislation? Now, we learned last month that if we do this, we 'll cut teen smoking by almost half years to stop 3 million children from smoking-and to save a million lives as a result Today there are as few as 70 working days left before this Congress ad journs. On every one of those days, 1,000 adults will die from smoking. On every one of those days, 3,000 children will light their first cigarettes. On every one of those days, this Congress has the opportunity to stop it Questions: What positive result will be brought about if they act now? Which organ will take the lead in the act? Will this Congress be remembered for putting politics aside and protecting our children from tobacco--or for letting the public health opportunity of a lifetime pass us by? There will be no greater measure of your comm itment to the health of our children or the future of our nation. Thank you [Question: What are the two choices Congress is faced with on this issue?] 练习难点: ad journs休会 bipartisan两党制的 legislation法规9 strong penalties if the tobacco industry keeps selling cigarettes to our children, affirming the FDA’s full authority to regulate tobacco, to prevent children’s access to tobacco products, and to restrict tobacco ads aimed at young people, so that our children can’t fall prey to the deadly threat of tobacco. [Questions: Who is the speaker? What are the main contents of the legislation?] Now, we learned last month that if we do this, we’ll cut teen smoking by almost half over next five years. That means if we act now, we have it in our power to stop 3 million children from smoking—and to save a million lives as a result. Today there are as few as 70 working days left before this Congress adjourns. On every one of those days, 1,000 adults will die from smoking. On every one of those days, 3,000 children will light their first cigarettes. On every one of those days, this Congress has the opportunity to stop it. [Questions: What positive result will be brought about if they act now? Which organ will take the lead in the act?] Will this Congress be remembered for putting politics aside and protecting our children from tobacco—or for letting the public health opportunity of a lifetime pass us by? There will be no greater measure of your commitment to the health of our children or the future of our nation. Thank you. [Question: What are the two choices Congress is faced with on this issue?] 练习难点：adjourns 休会 bipartisan 两党制的 legislation 法规