世界卫生组织呼吁预防传染性疾病

31 世界卫生组织呼吁预防传染性疾病

DATE=6-4-01
TITLE=DEVELOPMENT REPORT - WHO/Infectious Diseases
BYLINE=Jill Moss¹

（Start at 59" ）This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Development Report.
The (1) World Health Organization says the spread of new diseases is increasing, as countries become more dependent on each other. The health organization is (2) urging countries to accept an international plan to fight the threat of disease.  The (3) W-H-O released a special (4) videotaped announcement to tell countries about the plan.  
The message describes a world affected² by both old and new deadly diseases.  It also notes that old diseases, like (5) tuberculosis³, are becoming more common.  Tuberculosis is (6) curable.  Yet the World Health Organization (7) estimates that about two-million people die each year from it.  W-H-O officials say more than ten-million people will be newly infected with tuberculosis by Two-Thousand-Five if nothing is done to stop the disease from spreading. 
The message also reports that new diseases are very dangerous.  Many of these new diseases do not have cures.  During the past thirty years, the W-H-O says millions of people have died from such diseases as (8) AIDS, (9) Ebola, (10) Mad Cow disease and (11) Legionnaire's disease.
The W-H-O says international trade and the increased movement of people have increased the risk of disease.  The group says infectious diseases can now spread around the world with ease and speed. 
Robert Steffen is a Swiss public health expert. He is concerned about the use of (12) infections as a weapon of (13) terror.  He says infections can spread through biological agents that are either natural or (14) genetically⁴ created. Doctor Steffen says the dangers of this so-called "(15) bio-terrorism" will increase if little is done to prevent it. 
Peter Ndumbe is a professor of medicine in (16) Cameroon.  He says the greatest threat of disease is in poor developing countries.  He says rich countries can help themselves by helping⁵ poor countries with their health needs.  But Doctor Ndumbe says rich countries must give such support to countries in a fair way.  For example, he says a few countries in Africa always get help from aid organizations working on the continent.  Instead, Doctor Ndumbe says all developing countries should receive such aid. 
The World Health Organization says the spread of old and new diseases has become a major international problem. It warns that no country -- rich or poor -- should fail to (17) recognize this health problem. 
This VOA Special English Development Report was written by Jill Moss. This is Bill White.

(1)  World Health Organization n.世界卫生组织
(2)  urge [E:dV] vt.催促, 力劝 n.强烈欲望, 迫切要求 v.促进
(3) WHO = World Health Organization
(4)  videotape n. 录像带
(5)  tuberculosis [tju9bE:kjU`EUsis] n.肺结核
(6) curable [ `kjJErEbl] adj.可医治的
(7) estimate [ `Pstimeit] v.估计, 估价, 评估
(8) AIDS [eidz] abbr. 爱滋病
(9) ebola [I`b[Jl[] virus[微]埃博拉病毒
(10) mad cow disease n. 疯牛病
(11) legionnaire [li:dVI`ne[] n.美国退伍军人协会会员,军团的士兵
(12) infection [in`fekF[n] n.[医] 传染, 传染病, 影响, 感染
(13) terror [ `terE] n.恐怖, 可怕的人, 恐怖时期, 恐怖行动
(14) genetically  [dVi`netikEli] adv.遗传的, 起源的
(15) bio-terrorism n.生物恐怖主义
(16) Cameroon [ `kAmErU:n] n.喀麦隆(非洲西部国家)
(17) recognize [`rekEgnaiz] vt.认可, 承认

 

1 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

2 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。

3 tuberculosis   

n.结核病，肺结核

参考例句：

• People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis.人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核。
• Tuberculosis is a curable disease.肺结核是一种可治愈的病。

4 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。