国家地理:新冠病毒和洗手文化（5）

Worldwide, some three billion people -- 40 percent of the global population -- lack basic facilities to wash their hands with soap and water at home, according to a report released last year by the World Health Organization and UNICEF. Most are in either South Asia or sub-Saharan Africa.

根据世界卫生组织和联合国儿童基金会去年发表的一份报告，全球大约有30亿人（占全球人口的40%）家中没有可以用水和肥皂洗手的基本设施。这些人口大多分布在南亚或非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南地区。

"It's not that people do not like the idea of handwashing," says Kenya-based indigenous¹ rights activist² Ikal Ang'elei, echoing what Singh told me. "It's like this: Do you make your child wash his hands after he comes back from school, or do you save the water for cooking?"

肯尼亚土著人权活动家伊卡尔·昂莱伊呼应了辛格对我所说的话：“这并不是说人们不喜欢洗手。打个比方：你是选择让你的孩子放学后洗手，还是选择为了做饭而节约用水？”

In India, the Modi government announced plans last year to provide every household with 55 liters of water a day by 2024. The goal is hugely ambitious -- and still far from equal to both the need and the opportunity that will exist in a post-COVID-19 world.

印度的莫迪政府去年宣布，计划在2024年前供应每户家庭每天55公升的水。这是个雄心勃勃的目标，但仍远不及COVID-19流行过后的用水需求及机遇。

"The awareness³ about sanitation⁴ and handwashing will be at its peak now," says Kelly Ann Naylor, global WASH chief at UNICEF. "But it will have to be taken forward by governments."

“民众对于卫生和洗手的重视程度就快要达到颠峰了，”联合国儿童基金会WASH部门全球负责人凯莉·安·奈勒说：“但它必须由政府加以推动。”

1 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

2 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

3 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。

4 sanitation   

n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备

参考例句：

• The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
• Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。