Shisha smoking also delivers significant levels of nicotine, the main addictive substance in tobacco.

水烟中还包含着大量的尼古丁，这是烟草中主要的成瘾物质。

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Medical scientists in Egypt have found that shisha smoking poses a greater health threat than cigarettes, contrary to popular belief among water pipe smokers.

埃及的医学科学家们已经发现，水烟的危害比香烟更大，这与在水烟爱好者中流行的观点是相对立的。

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The ornate glass and metal water pipes are used for smoking an aromatic blend of tobacco, molasses and fruit known as shisha.

这种用装饰性玻璃器皿及金属水烟筒装着烟草、糖蜜和水果的混合烟，被称为“什莎”(Shisha，水烟的另一种叫法)，口感香气馥郁。

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It may have been built to look old, but the souq is still a top spot for an evening out, wandering in and out of warmly-lit stalls and galleries selling everything from jewellery to spices, past groups of men smoking shisha and sipping mint tea.

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