环球慢速英语 艾滋病家庭（3）

The Maua Methodist Hospital, or MMH, does not only help orphans¹.

马乌阿卫理公会医院（简称MMH），并不仅仅为孤儿提供帮助。

They also work to help prevent children becoming orphans.

他们还在努力防止孩子成为孤儿。

They have a community based palliative care programme.

他们有一个基于姑息治疗方案成立的团体。

Palliative care is care for people who have a disease with no cure.

姑息治疗是为患有无法治愈疾病的患者提供的治疗。

MMH workers know that there is no cure for AIDS.

马乌阿卫理公会医院工作人员知道艾滋病没有治愈方法。

But there are many ways to improve the lives of AIDS victims.

但是有许多方法可以改善艾滋病患者的生活。

There are even ways to extend their lives.

也有方法可以延长艾滋病患者的生命。

So, hospital workers teach parents ways of cooking and cleaning that avoid sickness.

所以，医院人员教授父母可以避免疾病的烹饪方法和清洗方法，

They teach parents how to follow healthy diets.

教授遵循健康饮食的方法。

And they provide drugs that reduce the risk of catching² infections that can kill.

他们还会提供可以减少感染风险的药物。

They are able to provide some people with anti-retroviral drugs.

他们也能为一些人提供抗艾滋病药物。

These drugs slow down the AIDS disease in the body.

这些药物可以减缓艾滋病患者的病情发展。

But the drugs only work if people take them correctly.

但是只有患者正确服用，这些药物才有效。

They have to take particular drugs at particular times of the day, every day.

患者必须每天在特定时间服用特定药物。

If they do this, then the drugs can work to extend life by many years.

如果患者能做到，那这些药物就可以将他们的生命延长数年。

A medical worker from the hospital said,

该医院的一名医务工作者表示。

'We aim to keep the parents alive, well and active. And at the same time we continue to support their families.

我们的目的是让患者活下去，让患者好好活下去。同时我们会继续支持他们的家人。

In this way, the children are able to grow up in a loving, caring family environment.

这样，孩子们就能在一个充满爱的温馨家庭里成长。

And they are able to attend school along with other children.'

这些孩子能和其他孩子一样去上学。

MMH workers also train people to care for their dying relations at home.

马乌阿卫理公会医院的工作人员还提供培训，传授人们在家照顾濒死亲人的方法。

The workers try to change the hostile opinions that some people have about HIV/AIDS victims.

工作人员试图改变人们对艾滋病患者的非议。

They work to change hate and fear to care and love.

他们努力让外界的仇恨和恐惧转变为关心和爱护。

This is important. All the physical help in the world cannot be a substitute for emotional support.

这点非常重要。世界上所有的实际帮助都不能代替情感支持。

HIV/AIDS victims need the love, and support of their families — whoever they are.

艾滋病患者需要爱和家人的支持——无论是谁。

1 orphans   

孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
• Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。

2 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。