3. … over time, people starve themselves of both food and air, … (L42)
… during that period of time (when money that should be spent for food is instead paid to the tobacco companies for their cigarettes), people cause themselves to suffer from not having food to eat and fresh air to breathe in, …
Key
He was hooked by the vender’s tricks.
6. be stuck in (L25)
caught or fixed 陷(入);困(于)
Examples
We were stuck in a traffic jam for an hour.
Application
我想要告诉她,只是有口难言。
这样不但大大地削弱了孩子们的体质,还使他 们染上了烟瘾,最终还会置他们于死地。
5. … surely one such victory in my family, for the prosperous leaders who own the tobacco companies, is enough. (L57)
C.f. fat/ slim/ small/ slender/ poor chance
good/high/excellent/big chance
7. slim vi.
③ become or try to become thinner by eating less, taking exercises, etc. Use it