VOA标准英语2009-Nominee to Be US Global Aids Coordinator Tes

President Obama's choice to lead the U.S. effort to fight AIDS worldwide says he will emphasize prevention if he is confirmed by the Senate.

If confimed by the Senate as the State Department's global AIDS coordinator¹, Dr. Eric Goosby would also be administrator² of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, also known by its acronym³, PEPFAR.

PEPFAR was launched by former President Bush in 2003 and is expected to spend $48 billion over the next five years on fighting AIDS, malaria⁴ and tuberculosis⁵. The program has been credited with markedly reducing the death rate from AIDS.

Goosby told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee conducting his confirmation⁶ hearing that he would work to continue PEPFAR's success. "My mission if confirmed will be to ensure that PEPFAR continues to be a visionary program, a program that continues to exceed our expectations of what can and should be provided to people in resource-poor settings. Working closely with our global partners, we can help reclaim⁷ the lives of millions of people who would otherwise be lost to the infection," he said.

The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, also praised PEPFAR's achievements. "Before the program began, only 50,000 people in all of sub-Saharan Africa were receiving life-saving antiretroviral drugs. Today, three times that many are being treated in Kenya alone. Pepfar also focuses on prevention programs, with the target of preventing 12 million new HIV infections, including medical interventions⁸ that allow HIV-positive mothers to give birth to HIV-negative babies," he said.

Senator Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat⁹ who chaired the hearing, underscored the importance of prevention in reducing AIDS. "We cannot treat our way out of this pandemic alone. The numbers of infections continue to rise in some countries. We need to continue exploring and investing in new prevention strategies to stem the spread of HIV," he said.

Goosby agreed, saying he would focus on prevention programs if confirmed to the post.

Goosby is currently chief executive officer of Pangea Global AIDS Foundation and professor of clinical medicine at the University of California in San Francisco. He was a key player in developing and implementing¹⁰ national HIV-AIDS treatment programs in China, Rwanda, South Africa and Ukraine. He also served as deputy director of White House National AIDS Policy Office in the Clinton administration.

1 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

2 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

3 acronym   

n.首字母简略词，简称

参考例句：

• That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说，这是一个很绕口的缩写词。
• TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF是处理，储存和处置设施的一个缩写。

4 malaria   

n.疟疾

参考例句：

• He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
• Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。

5 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。

6 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

7 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

8 interventions   

n.介入，干涉，干预( intervention的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Economic analysis of government interventions deserves detailed discussion. 政府对经济的干预应该给予充分的论述。 来自辞典例句
• The judge's frequent interventions made a mockery of justice. 法官的屡屡干预是对正义的践踏。 来自互联网

9 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

10 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句