环球慢速英语 艾滋病家庭（4）

May the fifteenth is the United Nations International Day of Families.

5月15日是联合国设立的国际家庭日。

For the year 2005, members of the UN are centring on, 'HIV/AIDS and Family Well Being.'

2005年，国际家庭日的主题是“艾滋病毒/艾滋病与家庭福祉”。

The UN says that the strength of the family has a very important part to play.

联合国表示，家庭的力量发挥着重大的作用。

It is central to how well communities can deal with AIDS and its effects.

其核心是社区如何应对艾滋病及其影响。

Strong families are the best defence in the prevention and spread of HIV.

强大的家庭是预防艾滋病传播的最好方法。

Families are also the best defence in caring for infected family members.

家庭也会为患有艾滋病的家庭成员提供最好的支持。

The UN group said, Families need and deserve¹ assistance² and support.

联合国表示:家庭需要也应该得到帮助和支持。

Policies and programmes to fight HIV/AIDS must consider families and their communities.

对抗艾滋病的政策和计划必须考虑家庭和社区。

They must encourage efforts to care for family members and ensure that they are long term.

必须鼓励关怀家人的努力，并要确保能长期进行下去。

The International Day of Families encourages people to work together, families, communities, teachers and organisations.

国际家庭日鼓励家庭、社区、老师和机构团结起来。

Organisers encourage people to work together to educate and strengthen the family.

组织者鼓励人们团结起来，提供教育，巩固家庭。

In this way, they can fight HIV and the AIDS disease³.

这样他们就能对抗艾滋病。

HIV/AIDS is changing what we think of as 'the family.'

艾滋病正在改变我们对“家庭”的看法。

There are families without a mother. There are families without a father.

有没有母亲的家庭。也有没有父亲的家庭。

Men and women may have to learn new skills to act as both mother and father.

男性和女性必须学会新的方法，既当母亲又当父亲。

And there are families headed by children.

还有靠孩子支撑的家庭。

Polices and programmes on family issues have to consider the new kind of families.

针对家庭问题的政策和计划必须考虑到新类型家庭。

1 deserve   

vt.应受，值得；vi. 应受报答，值得受赏

参考例句：

• You really deserve a good beating,you naughty boy.你这个调皮孩子真该打。
• I do not deserve all the praises bestowed upon me.我不配得到这些赞扬。

2 assistance   

n.援助，帮助

参考例句：

• She called and called but no one came to her assistance.她叫了又叫，但没有人来帮。
• He will get the great possible assistance.他将获得尽可能大的帮助。

3 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。