艾滋治疗新突破! 猴艾滋得到长期控制!

 　　Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn't get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn't make house calls.

　　对于动物研究的结果，安东尼·弗契博士并不是那么激动，他也从不上门亲访。

　　But when a drug already taken by thousands of people for intestinal¹ conditions appeared to control the monkey version of HIV, it got the attention of the director of the National Institutes of Allergy² and Infectious Diseases.

　　但是，当一种被成千上万人用于肠道环境的药似乎能够控制猴类艾滋时，这引起了这名国家过敏和传染病研究所主任的注意。

　　Fauci hopped³ on a plane to Cambridge, Mass., to personally tell Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical⁴ Co's U.S. representatives that their drug may offer a dramatic advance in the fight against AIDS.

　　弗契乘坐飞往马萨诸塞州剑桥的飞机，亲自告诉日本武田药业公司的美国代表，他们的药物可能在抗击艾滋病方面取得了显著进步。

　　艾滋治疗新突破! 猴艾滋得到长期长期控制!

　　Takeda's drug suppressed the virus to undetectable levels in eight monkeys, some for two years.

　　武田公司的药物将八个猴子体内的细菌抑制到了不可检测到的程度，有的甚至长达两年。

　　The findings raise hopes for a so-called "functional⁵ cure" – a treatment that puts the disease in sustained remission.

　　这一发现燃起了所谓“功能性治愈”的希望--这种治疗方法可以让疾病得到持续缓解。

　　"The data was so dramatic," said Fauci, who has made AIDS research his life's work.

　　将艾滋病研究当作终身事业的弗契说道：“这一数据很激动人心。”

　　The drug is one of several promising⁶ ideas heading into early-stage human trials, all seeking to help patients control the virus that causes AIDS for extended periods without daily antiretroviral therapy (ART).

　　该药品是进入早期人体实验的几款很有希望的药物之一，所有这些药物都试图在不需要每天进行抗逆转录病毒治疗（ART）的情况下，帮助患者长期控制艾滋致病病毒。

1 intestinal   

adj.肠的；肠壁；肠道细菌

参考例句：

• A few other conditions are in high intestinal obstruction. 其它少数情况是高位肠梗阻。 来自辞典例句
• This complication has occasionally occurred following the use of intestinal antiseptics. 这种并发症偶而发生在使用肠道抗菌剂上。 来自辞典例句

2 allergy   

n.(因食物、药物等而引起的)过敏症

参考例句：

• He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。
• The patient had an allergy to penicillin.该患者对青霉素过敏。

3 hopped   

跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
• He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

4 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

5 functional   

adj.为实用而设计的，具备功能的，起作用的

参考例句：

• The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
• The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。

6 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。