美国英语听力80篇1 Lesson16

[00:04.88]Five of the world's largest drug companies
[00:03.88]have agreed to reduce the price of drugs designed to control the disease¹ AIDS for people in developing countries.
[00:12.37]The agreement was reached after talks between United Nations health officials and drug companies earlier this month.
[00:21.83]Experts say the agreement is an important step in efforts to help millions of people in poor countries get costly² antiAIDS drugs.
[00:34.03]UN officials have been urging the drug industry to cut drug prices for poor countries.
[00:41.76]But they say there was limited action from them until now.
[00:47.30]The drug companies are Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gtaxo Wellcome, Boehringer- Ingelheim and Hoffman-La Roche.
[00:57.41]They will work with five international agencies³.
[01:02.22]Several of the companies are promising⁴ to sell their drugs for only a little more than the cost of manufacturing⁵ them.
[01:11.62]Some reports suggest the drug prices may decrease by as much as 80% below the prices of the drugs in the United States.
[01:22.72]The drugs AZT and 3TC are two of the powerful drugs found to help slow the progress of AIDS.
[01:33.41]The treatment often requires the use of another drug called a protease inhibitor.
[01:41.09]These drugs have been used in the United States and Europe for several years.
[01:48.35]The agreement may make it possible for tens of thousands of people to get the drugs in Africa,
[01:56.16]where the disease is spreading fastest.
[01:59.27]More than 20,000,000 people in southern African nations are believed to be infected with HIV,
[02:08.15]the virus that causes AIDS.
[02:10.87]About 80% of the people in the world with the AIDS virus are in southern Africa.
[02:18.94]Even with the new prices, however, anti-AIDS drugs wilI still cost too much for most Africans.
[02:28.26]The combination⁶ of three or more drugs may cost up to 200 dollars a month.
[02:35.79]In addition, experts say the plan must be combined with efforts to teach people how to use the drugs.
[02:45.22]And there must be trained medical people to supervise⁷ the complex drug treatment.
[02:52.84]The disease could worsen or develop into drug-resistant viruses if the drugs are not taken correctly.
[03:01.86]UN health officials called for stronger efforts for AIDS prevention and helth care by governments in affected⁸ countries.

1 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。

2 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。

3 agencies   

n.代理( agency的名词复数 )；服务机构；（政府的）专门机构；代理（或经销）业务（或关系）

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations. 联合国有许多专门机构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The project is funded by the World Bank and other multilateral agencies. 这项计划由世界银行和其他多国机构资助。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

5 manufacturing   

n.制造业，工业adj.制造业的，制造的v.（大规模）制造( manufacture的现在分词 )；捏造；加工；粗制滥造（文学作品）

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Manufacturing processes may be affected by the functionality of the product. 生产过程可能要受到产品设计目的的影响。

6 combination   

n.组合，合并，联合；

参考例句：

• He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
• The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。

7 supervise   

v.监督，管理，指导

参考例句：

• We must supervise and speed up the fulfilment of assigned tasks.已经布置了的工作，应当认真督促检查。
• Tomorrow he will supervise all the pupils taking the English examination.明天全体学生考英语，他将担任监考。

8 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。