Public smoking in China's capital, Beijing, is now banned after the introduction of a new law.

随着新法规的颁布，中国首都北京现已禁止在公共场所吸烟。

China has over 300 million smokers¹ and over a million Chinese people die from smoking-related illnesses every year.

中国有超过3亿烟民，每年有一百多万人死于吸烟相关的疾病。

Smoking bans already existed in China, but have largely failed to crack down on the habit.

中国已有的禁烟令基本上没能制止这一习惯。

These tougher regulations ban lighting² up in restaurants, offices and on public transport in Beijing. Thousands of inspectors³ will enforce the rules.

这些严格规定禁止在北京的餐馆、办公室和公共交通里点烟。数以千计的监察人员将强制执行这些规定。

Ministry⁴ of Health guidelines published in 2011 banned smoking in all public spaces nationwide such as hotels and restaurants.

卫生部2011年颁布的条例禁止在全国各地的酒店、餐馆等公共场所吸烟。

The rules were vague, however, and often flouted⁵ by Chinese smokers who are accustomed to lighting up at will.

但是，该规定模糊不清，经常被中国烟民无视。他们习惯于随心所欲的吸烟。

The new rules were agreed by lawmakers in November 2014 but only came into effect on 1 June.Under the legislation lawbreakers in Beijing will be fined 200 yuan and businesses that turn a blind eye could be fined up to 10,000 yuan.

新法规已于2014年11月被立法部门通过，将于6月1日起生效。它规定，在北京，违规者将被处以200元罚款，而纵容吸烟的商家将被处以最高10000元罚款。

Repeat offenders⁶ will be named and shamed on a government website, according to the Reuters news agency.

据路透社报道，屡次违规者的姓名将被公布在政府网站上。

The new law also cracks down on tobacco advertising⁷ across the city.

新法规还将取缔北京所有的烟草广告。

The World Health Organization has welcomed the new tougher regulations.

世界卫生组织对这些严格规定表示了欢迎。

"When implemented⁸, this new law will permanently⁹ bring clean air to all of Beijing's indoor public places - in doing so, protecting Beijing's more than 20 million residents from the deadly effects of exposure to toxic¹⁰ second-hand¹¹ smoke," said its representative in China, Dr Bernhard Schwartlander.

世界卫生组织驻华代表伯纳德·施赫德博士表示：“执行新法规将为整个北京的室内公共场所带来干净的空气。这将保护超过2000万的北京居民，使他们免受有害的二手烟影响。”

However, others believe that the sheer popularity of the habit will make the regulations difficult to enforce.

但是，有人认为由于吸烟的习惯十分普遍，法规执行起来相当困难。

Yang Gonghuan, former vice-director of China's centre for disease control told the AFP news agency: "It is unrealistic to absolutely abolish 'indoor smoking' since too many people smoke."

中国疾病预防控制中心副主任杨功焕对法新社表示：“因为有太多人吸烟，完全禁绝室内吸烟是不现实的。”