This is much like a non-smoker getting cancer from second-hand smoke, while the heavy smoker is fortunate enough to smoke in good health.

这很像一个不吸烟的人因为二手烟而得癌症，而烟瘾大的人即使吸烟也幸运地保持健康。

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Did you become a heavy smoker after one cigarette?

你是否在那一根烟后又变回了一个烟鬼？

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He used to be a heavy smoker but now he has given up smoking.

他以前抽烟很厉害，但现在戒了。

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But it is known that he is 66 and was once a heavy smoker and drinker.

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Long a heavy smoker, he appears to have given up that habit without any outward signs of restlessness.

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Somebody who lights up within 30 minutes is classified as a heavy smoker.

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