环球慢速英语 俄罗斯被遗弃的孩子们(4)

Voice 2: But there is one place in Russia where HIV positive babies are welcome. This is the Republican¹ Hospital for Infectious² Diseases³ in the city of Ust-Izhora. Abandoned HIV positive babies can come here when orphanages⁴ do not accept them. But sadly, the center can only care for forty children. Yevgeny Voronin established this hospital. He says that the bad experiences children have before they get to the hospital can affect them their whole lives.

声音2：但是，俄罗斯有一个欢迎携带艾滋病病毒儿童的地方。这就是位于Ust-Izhora市的传染病共和医院。如果孤儿院不接受他们，那被遗弃的携带艾滋病病毒的儿童可以来这里。但是不幸的是，该中心只能容纳40名儿童。叶夫根尼·沃罗宁创建了这家医院。他说，这些孩子在进入医院前有过的糟糕经历会影响他们的一生。

Voice 3: "These children all look the same — they do not show any emotion, their face is mask-like, they do not smile, they sit in one place."

声音3：“这些孩子看上去都一样，他们不表达任何情感，他们的脸上就像戴了面具一样，他们不笑，只是坐在一个地方。”

Voice 1: Yelena Vedmed also works⁵ at the Republican Hospital for Infectious Diseases. She agrees that, often, these abandoned babies do not get the care they need - especially mentally.

声音1：叶莲娜·韦德米德也在传染病共和医院工作。她认为，这些被遗弃的孩子没有得到他们需要的照顾，尤其从心理上来说。

Voice 4: "Absolutely all the children that came here had developmental problems... Two year old children had the developmental level of a six month old baby."

声音4：“来到这里的孩子们都有发育上面的问题……2岁孩子的发育水平和6个月婴儿的差不多。”

Voice 2: Workers at the Hospital for Infectious Diseases do their best to care for these abandoned children. But they cannot care for every child. And most of all, they worry that people outside the hospital will never accept the HIV positive children. Yevgeny says:

声音2：传染病共和医院的工作人员竭尽全力去照顾这些被遗弃的儿童。但是，他们不能照顾所有的孩子。他们最担心的是医院外面的人永远不会接受这些携带艾滋病病毒的儿童。叶夫根尼说：

Voice 3: "People are still afraid; they think these children have no future. The children are denied chances because of prejudices. People believe that they will not live long, and ... they are easily infectious. In reality, this is completely not true. There are new medicines...now. But what was in people's heads twenty years ago has not changed. The worst punishment for these children is not HIV, it is the people's prejudice. This is the most terrible punishment."

声音3：“人们仍然很害怕，他们认为这些儿童没有未来。这些孩子因为偏见而被拒绝。人们认为这些孩子活不了多久，他们很容易被感染。事实上，这完全不正确。现在有新药物。但是人们的思想还停留在20年前。这些孩子遭遇的最严重惩罚并不是携带艾滋病病毒，而是人们的偏见。这是最可怕的惩罚。”

1 republican   

n.拥护共和政体的人； adj.共和政体的，（Republican）共和党人，（Republican）共和党的

参考例句：

• Some families have been republican for generations.有些家庭世代都支持共和党。
• A third candidate has entered the contest for the Republican nomination.第三个候选人已经加入角逐共和党提名的行列。

2 infectious   

adj.传染的，有传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。
• What an infectious laugh she has!她的笑声多么具有感染力啊！

3 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。

4 orphanages   

孤儿院( orphanage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It is Rotarians running orphanages for children who have no homes. 扶轮社员们为没有家的孩子办孤儿院。
• Through the years, she built churches, hospitals and orphanages. 许多年来，她盖了一间间的教堂、医院、育幼院。

5 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。