E-cigarettes, which were all the rage at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in las Vegas, are battery-operated plastic tubes made to look like cigarettes (or in some cases cigars and pipes).

电子烟在拉斯维加斯本年度的CES(消费电子品展)上大放光彩，这是一种电池驱动的塑料管，做成香烟的形状(也有雪茄或是烟斗状的)。

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Considered to be a less dangerous alternative to tobacco, "e-cigarettes" are taking over the West as more and more people switch over when trying to kick the habit.

随着越来越多的人开始戒烟，被认为危险程度更小的替代物——电子烟在西方国家流行起来了。

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Electronic cigarettes, often called e-cigarettes, are battery-operated devices designed to look like regular tobacco cigarettes.

电子化香烟，我们通常简称为电子香烟，是一种需要电池装置而外观设计与普通的烟草香烟一模一样的香烟。

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Moreover, unlike real cigarettes, e-cigarettes can be advertised on radio and television.

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Promulgating the lowest possible nicotine yield could push more people to e-cigarettes or to quit altogether.

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And the various bans on e-cigarettes make just as little sense to me as that.

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