环球慢速英语 俄罗斯被遗弃的孩子们(5)

Voice 1: Russian lawmakers have tried to force orphanages¹ to take the HIV positive babies. But the results have not been encouraging. Yelena says:

声音1：俄罗斯议员曾试图强制要求孤儿院接收携带艾滋病病毒的婴儿。但是结果不能令人满意。叶莲娜表示：

Voice 4: "...A new law was introduced which required orphanages to accept these children. We tried once - at an orphanage² nearby... But after we went there, we understood that the level of AIDS fear is so high that our child would be isolated³ and alone again. So we did not give this child away."

声音4：曾经推行过要求孤儿院接受这些儿童的新法律。我们在附近的孤儿院试过一次。但是，我们到那里以后发现，人们对艾滋病的恐惧程度是如此之高，以致于这些孩子会再次被孤立。所以我们不能把这些孩子送出去。

Voice 2: Yelena hopes that one day, the people of Russia will not be as afraid of people who have HIV. She wants people to know that HIV positive people are no different than anyone else. They have many good qualities and skills. And she hopes that children can help to change the old ideas people have about HIV positive people.

声音2：叶莲娜希望，有一天俄罗斯民众能不再害怕携带艾滋病病毒的人们。她希望人们知道，携带艾滋病病毒的人和其他人没有什么不同。他们也拥有很多优秀的品质和能力。她希望孩子们可以改变人们对携带艾滋病病毒者的旧观念。

Voice 4: "Maybe when people see how wonderful and skilled our children are, this may change their ideas."

声音4：“也许当人们看到这些孩子有多好多优秀，他们就会改变他们的看法。”

Voice 1: People around the world have bad ideas about people with HIV and AIDS. But ideas can change. What are the ideas toward HIV and AIDS in your area?

声音1：世界各地的人们对携带艾滋病病毒以及艾滋病患者持有不好的看法。但是看法可以改变。你们那里对艾滋病病毒和艾滋病是什么看法？

1 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。

2 orphanage   

n.孤儿院

参考例句：

• They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
• They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage.他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。

3 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。