环球慢速英语 泰国对抗艾滋病的不寻常方法(7)

Voice 1: Sometimes after a meal at a nice restaurant, people get a sweet dessert mint¹. But at 'Cabbages and Condoms' a person gets a package of condoms instead! And the money the restaurant earns goes toward² more AIDS education in Thailand.

声音1：在不错的餐厅用餐后，人们会得到一份甜点。而在“卷心菜和安全套”餐厅，人们则会得到一包安全套！这家餐厅所挣的钱会直接投入到泰国的艾滋病教育中。

Voice 2: Mechai's work with condoms was very successful. Experts say that his work encouraging condom use has saved over eight million lives. In fact, it was so successful, that many people in Thailand have a new slang³ word for condoms. They call them 'Mechai's!'

声音2：米猜推广安全套的行动非常成功。专家表示，他鼓励使用安全套的行动拯救了超过800万人。实际上，这一行动非常成功，以致于许多泰国人为安全套创造了一个新说法。他们称之为“米猜的”！

Voice 1: Some people may think that some of these methods are a little strange. But Mechai hopes to export his ideas to other countries. He hopes they will also have a big effect on the AIDS problem in other parts of the world.

声音1：可能有人认为这些方法有点儿奇怪。不过米猜希望将他的想法传播到其他国家。他希望这些想法能给世界其他地区的艾滋病问题带来重要影响。

1 mint   

n.薄荷，铸币厂；vt.铸造（硬币），创造（词）等

参考例句：

• The mint makes coins.铸币厂制造硬币。
• This candy tastes of mint.这糖果有薄荷味。

2 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

3 slang   

n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂

参考例句：

• The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
• Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。