世界节假日博览 第80期:世界防治疟疾日

Former U.S. President George W. Bush declared April 25 as World Malaria¹ Awareness² Day in 2007. He asked the world to join the fight to wipe out malaria on the African continent. He said: "We focus our attention on all who suffer from this terrible disease, especially the millions on the continent of Africa. We remember the millions more who died from this entirely³ preventable and treatable disease. On this special day, we renew our commitment to lead the world toward an urgent goal, and that is to turn the tide against malaria in Africa and around the globe.” The day provided international support for Africa Malaria Day. This was a day chosen by African governments in the year 2000 to aim to halve⁴ malaria in Africa by 2010.

2007年，前美国总统乔治·沃克·布什宣布每年的4月25日为世界防治疟疾日。他呼吁全世界一同对抗非洲疟疾。他表示：“我们要对疟疾病患者给予更多关注，特别是数百万身患疟疾的非洲人民。疟疾完全可以防止，也完全可以治愈，我们要铭记那些因疟疾而失去生命的数百万人民。在这特殊的日子里，我们要重新肩负起这项紧急任务，扭转非洲和全球的疟疾形势。”世界防治疟疾日会向非洲防治疟疾日提供国际支持。2000年，非洲政府决定设立非洲防治疟疾日，目的是要在2010年之前将患者数量减半。

Malaria kills 3,000 children a day and takes nearly 1 million lives every year in Africa. Although it is a preventable and treatable disease, poverty in Africa makes it a huge killer⁵. Malaria is one of the world’s most common infectious diseases. It is spread by mosquito bites. People usually get malaria after being bitten by a female. Symptoms include dizziness, fever, chills, and nausea⁶. It can also put people in a coma⁷ and kill. The spread of malaria has been cut by providing poor Africans mosquito nets and insect repellents. People can also reduce the numbers of mosquitoes near their home by making sure there are no puddles⁸ of standing⁹ water nearby. Scientists are currently working on breeding malaria-proof mosquitoes.

每天有3000名儿童死于疟疾，非洲每年有近100万人死于疟疾。尽管它可以预防和治愈，但贫穷成为了非洲“杀手”。疟疾是全球最普遍的传染性疾病。它通过蚊虫叮咬传播。通常情况下，人们会因女性咬伤而身患疟疾。症状包括眩晕、高烧、发冷、呕吐。疟疾还会使人休克，死亡。通过蚊帐和驱虫剂可以扼杀疾病传播。居住地不要靠近死水水坑，以便减少居住场所的蚊虫数量。目前，科学家正在培育防疟疾蚊虫。

1.infectious disease 传染病

例句：Any infectious disease must be notified at once to the Health Ministry¹⁰.

出现任何传染病都必须马上通知卫生部.

2.make sure 确保

例句：And you have to make sure, what I always say. 

所以我经常说，你要确保良好的工作环境。

3.focus on 集中

例句：Our meeting focuses on the question of women's right.

我们会议的重点是妇女权利问题。

4.turn the tide against 扭转局势

例句：If things go well,intervening in libya might also help to turn the tide against the gathering¹¹ forces of reaction in the middle east.

如果一切顺利,对利比亚进行干预,或许还有助于扭转中东局面,使其不利于该地区正在聚集的反动势力.

1 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。

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 halve   

vt.分成两半，平分；减少到一半

参考例句：

• Let's halve the project between our two teams.让我们两个队平均分担这项工程吧。
• I'll halve expenses with you.我要跟你平均分摊费用。

5 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

6 nausea   

n.作呕，恶心；极端的憎恶(或厌恶)

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕期常有恶心的现象。
• He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。

7 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

8 puddles   

n.水坑， （尤指道路上的）雨水坑( puddle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The puddles had coalesced into a small stream. 地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。
• The road was filled with puddles from the rain. 雨后路面到处是一坑坑的积水。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

11 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。