美国英语听力80篇1 Lesson14

[00:05.51]The Clinton administration has declared the disease AIDS a threat to the national security of the United States.
[00:14.92]White House officials say they hope the action will help build support for programs to fight the disease around the world.
[00:24.76]Administration officials say the worldwide spread of AIDS is an especially serious security threat in developing countries.
[00:35.24]They say the AIDS crisis could affect democratic and economic development and lead to tensions that could result in wars.
[00:46.37]They say these problems could increase the chances of American intervention¹.
[00:51.98]A disease has never before been listed as a national security threat.
[00:59.27]But administration officials say AIDS is just one of several serious threats to American interests in the new century.
[01:09.15]The others include the illegal drug trade, organized crime and terrorism.
[01:16.38]The United Nations AIDS program says about 34,000,000 people are believed to be infected with H-I-V, the virus that causes AIDS.
[01:30.78]Most of them are in poor countries.
[01:33.13]In twentyone countries, more than 10% of adults are infected with the AIDS virus.
[01:40.86]A recent American intelligence report says up to 25% of the population in southern African nations is at risk of dying from AIDS.
[01:53.27]More than 20,000,000 people are believed to be infected with H-I-V in southern Africa.
[02:00.97]H-I-V infection levels also are increasing in India and other South Asian nations,
[02:09.04]as well as countries of the former Soviet² Union and eastern Europe.
[02:13.98]More than 13, 000, 000 people have died from the disease during the past twenty years.
[02:21.32]The report says the large number of people dying from AIDS
[02:27.62]could weaken poor countries because there would be fewer people able to work.
[02:33.81]Many children are growing up without parents.
[02:38.22]And armies could be affected³ by the high infection rates among soldiers.
[02:44.34]The report says these conditions could cause tensions among ethnic⁴ groups and lead to the failure of some governments.
[02:54.39]The Clinton administration says AIDS is no longer just a worldwide medical problem.
[03:03.12]It is a problem that also involves economics and security'.
[03:11.06]The administration is requesting more than 250,000,000 dollars from Congress this year
[03:18.16]to try to slow the spread of the disease around the world.
[03:22.53]The administration wants more money for research to develop a vaccine⁵ to prevent AIDS.
[03:30.13]And Mister Clinton has ordered an easing of restrictions⁶ to make AIDS drugs less costly⁷ and easier to get in African nations.
[03:40.89]Federal health officials praised Mister Clinton's decision to declare AIDS a threat to national security.
[03:49.49]Some health officials suggest more countries should do the same.
[03:54.68]However, they say much more money is needed in the" fight against AIDS.
[04:00.72]White House officials say President Clinton will appeal for joint action against AIDS

1 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

2 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

5 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

6 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

7 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。