环球慢速英语 尼罗河鲈鱼(6)

Voice 1: Bernard Onyango is a local fisherman. He remembers those times. He says,

声音1：伯纳德·奥尼安戈是当地的一名渔民。他记得那些时光。他说，

Voice 5: "People got lots of money - but some of them did not plan well. That is why many people living near the lake are still poor. They spent the money. They did not think of the future."

声音5：“人们挣了很多钱，但是有些人花钱不合理。这就是生活在维多利亚湖附近的许多人依然贫穷的原因。他们把钱花光了。他们没有考虑未来。”

Voice 1: It is a difficult situation. Once there was a lot of money in the area. People had a chance to live a good life. But now a lack of fish is causing problems. Some women are selling their bodies for sex. It is the only way they feel they can survive. As a result diseases¹ and viruses² like HIV are becoming more common. The lake borders Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. The lack of fish has now produced competition between the fishing communities. Uganda has tried to control the amount of fish taken from the lake. But other countries have been less willing³ to do so. Newspapers often report violence⁴ between the fishermen.

声音1：这是一个困境。该地区曾经有很多钱。人们曾有机会过上好日子。但是现在，鱼类资源匮乏引发了问题。一些女性开始出卖自己的身体。她们认为这是她们可以生存下去的唯一方法。结果，感染艾滋病等疾病和病毒的情况日益普遍。维多利亚湖毗邻乌干达、坦桑尼亚和肯尼亚。现在，鱼类资源匮乏使渔村之间产生了竞争。乌干达试图控制从维多利亚湖里捕鱼的数量。但是其他国家不太愿意这样做。报纸经常报道渔民之间的暴力事件。

1 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。

2 viruses   

n. 病毒

参考例句：

• This is a new kind of viruses in the computer. 这是一种新的电脑病毒。
• All bacteria are larger than viruses. 所有细菌都比病毒大。

3 willing   

adj.愿意的，自愿的，乐意的，心甘情愿的

参考例句：

• We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
• He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。

4 violence   

n.暴力，暴虐，暴行，猛烈，强烈，强暴

参考例句：

• It was an absolutely senseless act of violence.这是毫无意义的暴力行为。
• They attacked with violence.他们猛烈攻击。