环球慢速英语 艾滋病家庭（1）

HIV/AIDS — The Family

艾滋病——家庭

Voice 1: Hello, I'm Marina Santee.

声音1：大家好，我是玛丽娜·桑蒂。

Voice 2: And I'm Elizabeth Lickiss. Welcome to Spotlight¹. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.

声音2：我是伊丽莎白·利基斯。欢迎收听重点报道节目。这个节目用慢速英语的方式播报新闻。便于全世界各地民众的理解。

Voice 1: A young child sits by the roadside. Her small hands rest in the dry dirt. She lifts the grains and watches them fall through her fingers. In her mind she can hear her mother's voice calling her. In her mind she can see her father working in the fields. But she knows that these images are only in her mind now. The young girl's mother and father are both dead. She is an orphan². For a minute, her brown eyes fill with tears. But her grandmother's voice stops her thoughts.

声音1：一个小女孩坐在路边。她的小手放在干土里。她抓起谷粒，看着这些谷粒从指缝间掉下去。她的脑海中可以听到她妈妈叫她的声音。她的脑海中还可以看到她爸爸在田地里干活的情景。可是他知道这些画面现在只存在在她的脑海里。这个小女孩父母双亡。她是孤儿。有那么一刻，她棕色的眼眸里噙满了泪水。这时她奶奶的声音打断了她的思绪。

'Coming Grandma', she says in her native language of Swahili.

她用母语斯瓦希里语说，“奶奶，过来。”

Voice 2: Each year the number of orphans³ caused by HIV/AIDS rises. Worldwide, over twenty million people have died from diseases⁵ connected to AIDS. HIV is the virus that causes the AIDS disease⁴. AIDS destroys the body's natural defence system. This means it cannot fight infections or diseases. There is no cure for AIDS.

声音2：艾滋孤儿的人数每年都在上升。全世界已有2000余万人死于艾滋病相关疾病。人类免疫缺陷病毒是引发艾滋病的病毒。艾滋病会破坏人体的天然防御系统。这意味着人体不能再对抗感染和疾病。目前艾滋病没有治愈方法。

Voice 1: Adults suffer the most deaths from this disease. Many are mothers and fathers of young children. They are the workers of the land. They are the providers of food. They are the carers in the home. They are the carers and supporters of their parents. They are the 'working generation'. When they die, they leave the weaker members of the family behind — the children and the grandmothers.

声音1：艾滋病死者中成年人最多。大部分是小孩子的母亲和父亲。大部分人是农民，是食物提供者，是照顾家庭者。他们是父母的照顾者和支持者。他们是劳动力。他们死亡以后，留下了家庭中的弱者——孩子和祖母。

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 orphan   

n.孤儿；adj.无父母的

参考例句：

• He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
• The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。

3 orphans   

孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
• Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。

4 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

5 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。