环球慢速英语 艾滋病家庭（5）

Groups like MMH and others are working to help families affected¹ by HIV/AIDS.

像马乌阿卫理公会医院这样的机构正在帮助受艾滋病影响的家庭。

But to succeed, they need families to accept, love and support each other.

为了成功，家人之间要接受现状、互相关爱和支持。

HIV/AIDS has left some people without any family. They have no blood relations left.

艾滋病使一些人失去了家人。他们失去了所有有血缘关系的亲人。

In situations like these, the community has an even bigger part to play. It needs to provide a family environment.

在这种情况下，社区承担着更大的作用。社区要提供家庭环境。

The Maua Methodist hospital is part of the Methodist church in Kenya.

马乌阿卫理公会医院隶属于肯尼亚卫理公会。

The church welcomes all people to be part of its family.

该教会欢迎所有人成为其家人。

And as a family, they can work to help and support each other.

作为一个大家庭，他们可以互相帮助和支持。

They can work together to unite to fight hatred² and fear surrounding HIV/AIDS.

他们可以团结起来对抗外界对艾滋病的仇恨和恐惧。

They know that only a united³ family will be able to stand against difficulties⁴.

他们知道只有团结的家庭才能抵抗住困难。

The International Day of Families two thousand and five encourages people to think about the effect of HIV and AIDS on families across the world.

2005年的国际家庭日鼓励人们思考艾滋病对全世界家庭的影响。

Maybe you are lucky. Maybe you do not know anyone with HIV/AIDS yet.

也许你是幸运的。也许你还不认识艾滋病患者。

But chances are that you will in the near future.

但是你可能很快就会认识艾滋病患者。

Now is the time to act to influence the future.

现在是采取行动影响未来的时候了。

AIDS groups are encouraging all people to come together as a global⁵ family to fight this threat⁶ to humankind.

艾滋病团体鼓励所有人团结起来组成一个全球家庭，对抗全人类的威胁——艾滋病。

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

3 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

4 difficulties   

n.困难( difficulty的名词复数 )；难度；难事；麻烦

参考例句：

• I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face. 我十分清楚我们面临的困难。
• the difficulties of English syntax 英语句法的难点

5 global   

adj.全球的；球形的；世界的

参考例句：

• A global environmental meeting is going to be held here.一个全球环境会议将在这里举行。
• The report takes a global view of the company's problems.这份报告对公司的问题作了综合性的论述。

6 threat   

n.威胁，恐吓，造成威胁的事物

参考例句：

• Never submit to a threat.永远不要屈服于威胁。
• There was a threat of typhoon.有刮台风的兆头。