Cigarette Logo Ban 澳大利亚取缔香烟商标
[audio]http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/bbc/media_english/assets_10001120/110408_me_132_australia_cig_audio_110408_me_131_australia_cigs_report_au_bb.mp3[/audio][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][p=30, 2, left]The colour olive green is the latest weapon in the ongoing battle between the Australian government and big tobacco. Under aggressive new [b]proposals[/b], billed as the toughest in the world, every packet of cigarettes sold in Australia would be packaged in that colour after research showed that olive green was the most [b]off-putting[/b] for smokers.[/p]
[p=30, 2, left]Logos and any form of distinct [b]branding [/b]would be completely banned. Instead, the brand names would appear in a standard size and font, making them as bland and [b]anonymous [/b]as possible. A greater area of the packaging would also be taken up with[b]grotesque [/b]pictures of cancerous tumours and the health effects of tobacco.[/p][p=30, 2, left]Claiming a global first, the Australian government says it wants to remove any remaining [b]glamour [/b]from cigarettes, but the big tobacco companies have questioned the legality of the [b]legislation[/b].[/p][p=30, 2, left]Worried about the possible worldwide [b]knock-on effects[/b] of Australia introducing such [b]stringent regulations[/b], they've vowed to put up a fight - saying the new measures [b]infringe [/b]international trademark and intellectual property laws.[/p][/font] off-putting adj 令人厌恶的
font n 字体
knock-on effects 连锁反应
stringent adj 严厉的
Smoking is so harmful,then why smoke? I bet every smoker knows exactly the harm of smoking.
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