Unit7 Living with diseases
1 be/becom/ get infected with被…感染, 染上.病
2 there be.. doing/left有…剩下
3 cure sb. of 治愈某人的…病,该掉某人的…恶习
a cure for…的一种治疗方法
4 persuade sb. (not)to do sth.说服/劝服某人
(不) 做某事
persuade sb. into doing sth. 说服/劝服某人做某事
persuade sb. out of doing sth. 说服/劝服某人不做某事
5 explain sth. to sb.向某人解释某事
6. break down 破坏,分解 /(车辆)坏了 /(身体)垮了
7. be alive还有气,还没死
8. under treatment正在治疗中
9. die of(死于年老/情感/饥饿/疾病)
die from(死于其他原因, 也可用于死于疾病)
10. cheer (…) up(使)感到振奋/高兴
11. be to do sth按计划或安排做某事
12.. suffer from 受痛苦,受损害
13 throughout the year=all through the year
= all the year round一整年,一年到头
14. take sb. to hospital送某人去医院(就医)
15. for the moment暂时,目前
16. free from/ of不受…的影响;没有…的
17. accept…as承认/认为……是
18. to the full/ fullest 1)尽情地,充分地2)非常
19.go to end到了尽头
20.support/challenge ideas反对/挑战某观点
21.a lack of 缺乏,缺少
22.Give somebody a hug拥抱一下
23.shake hands with握手
24.on the contrary正相反,相反地
25.take every chance利用时机,碰碰运气
26. inject drug 注射毒品
27.get/be tested接受检测
28. transmit virus传播病毒
29.give blood献血
30.people living with HIV ,HIV携带者
1. I can become infected with HIV by swimming in a pool, holding hands or kissing someone with HIV.
2. Medical studies show that the AIDS virus cannot be transmitted via the following routes: …
3. Take notes of what you hear on the tape and use your notes to tell your partner about Jane’s work,…
4. People who see Xiaohua would never guess that she is one of millions of children in the world living and dying with AIDS…人们怎麽都不会想到,她是世界上数百万患有艾滋病并随时会丧命的孩子中的一个。
5. AIDS is a disease that breaks down the body’s immune system and leaves a person defenceless against infections and illnesses.
艾滋病是一种破坏人的免疫系统、使人体对感染及疾病没有抵抗能力的疾病。
6. “I wish I could remember more about my mum,” Xiaohua says, “I wish that she were here with me and that we weren’t sick.”“我真希望能记得关于妈妈的更多情况”小华说,“要是她跟我在一起,我们都没有病该多好。”
7.If I were to live long enough to have a job, I would choose to be a doctor, helping these AIDS patients.
8.I wish people would find out the facts and not act as if I were a bad or dangerous person
9.If I were you, I would give an AIDS patient a hug.
10. As with most diseases and disasters, the young suffer the most. 就…说,最遭罪的是年轻人。
11. Many people don’t know very much about AIDS and are afraid that any contact with people who have AIDS is dangerous.许多人不太了解艾滋病,害怕与艾滋病人接触,认为这会有危险。
12. Xiaohua is trying to change this by creating a network of patients and doctors that can persuade hospitals and companies to spend more money on AIDS research and education. 小华正在努力改变人们的这种看法,她建立了一个病人和医生的联络网,想通过她的劝说医院和公司能给艾滋病的研究和教育投入更多的资金。
13.Xiaohua has learnt to live with HIV and the fact that she will one day develop AIDS.
小华学会了与病毒的和平共处,并且接受了自己有一天会患艾滋病的现实。
14. “My life may have to be short,” she says, “but there’s no reason why it can’t be beautiful.”
15.The disease is spreading fast in Africa and parts of Asia, mainly because of a lack of proper health care, prevention and education.
16.The drugs that are available are much too expensive. 能买到的药价格实在太贵。