The ban “absolutely” increased tourism, said the Irish minister of tourism, Michael Ring, a devout smoker 25 years ago. “But as an Irish person, I thought this ban would never happen. It was just part of our culture — a drink and a smoke.”
爱尔兰旅游部长迈克尔·林(Michael Ring)说,这项禁令“绝对”促进了旅游业。林25年前是个坚定的烟民。“但是作为爱尔兰人,我曾经认为这项禁令永远也不可能实现。因为酒和烟是我们文化的一部分。”
Ten years later, amid anniversary celebrations by Ireland’s health community, the ban appears to have unquestionably improved lives. It has also motivated dozens of countries to copy Ireland’s legislation and forever altered an Irish institution that some thought impervious to change.
如今,爱尔兰的健康团体在庆祝禁烟十周年,这条禁令无疑改善了生活。它还激发几十个国家效仿爱尔兰的立法。它也永远改变了爱尔兰的习俗——有些人曾经认为那是不可能改变的。
With stunning acceptance — not unlike Sweden’s switching overnight from driving on the left to the right in 1967 — Ireland’s pubs repainted their walls, tore out nicotine-laced carpets and hosed out decades of stench. Barkeeps, waiters and a legion of musicians hailed their newly smoke-free jobs.
就像瑞典1967年一夜之间把沿左侧驾驶改为沿右侧驾驶,爱尔兰的酒吧惊人地接受了这项禁令,重新粉刷墙壁,扔掉沾满尼古丁的地毯,冲掉几十年的臭味。酒吧老板、服务员和众多音乐家们欢迎新的无烟工作环境。
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