赖世雄学英语第二册 lesson 11

　　AIDS
Text:
AIDS is a disease¹ that kills. It is caused by a virus² called HIV. Sharing needles or having sex with an AIDS patient spreads it. More and more people are at risk. A person with AIDS can get sick in different ways. Half of the people who have gotten AIDS have died. There is no cure, but you can protect yourself from getting the disease. You can avoid getting AIDS by knowing your sex partner well. Talk to your sex partner about it and ask aim all her personal questions. Do not have sex with a person who has the virus or shares needles with other people. Another way to avoid AIDS is never to share needles. If you must share, always clean the needle to kill the AIDS virus. Doing without drugs will lower³ your risk of getting AIDS.
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AIDS is a disease that kills. It is caused by a virus called HIV. Sharing needles or having sex with an AIDS patient spreads it. More and more people are at risk. A person with AIDS can get sick in different ways. Half of the people who have gotten AIDS have died. There is no cure, but you can protect yourself from getting the disease. You can avoid getting AIDS by knowing your sex partner well. Talk to your sex partner about it and ask aim all her personal questions. Do not have sex with a person who has the virus or shares needles with other people. Another way to avoid AIDS is never to share needles. If you must share, always clean the needle to kill the AIDS virus. Doing without drugs will lower your risk of getting AIDS.
Dialogue:
AIDS prevention⁴
Man: I hear scientists in the US have discovered a new AIDS vaccine⁵.
Woman: Does it work?
Man: I don’t know. The report says it is better than the old vaccine.
Woman: Don’t count on it. I think the best way to prevent AIDS is to keep yourself clean by having clean sex and keeping your regular sex partner.
Man: Right. That’s why doctor say AIDS prevention means⁶ cleanness.

1 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

2 virus   

n.病毒，滤过性微生物，毒害，恶毒；（一个能够复制、感染其他程序或破坏操作系统的程序）

参考例句：

• He is suffering from a virus infection.他受到病毒感染。
• There is a virus going round the world.世界上流行着一种病毒性疾病。

3 lower   

adj.较低的；地位较低的，低等的；低年级的；下游的；vt.放下，降下，放低；减低

参考例句：

• Society is divided into upper,middle and lower classes.社会分为上层、中层和下层阶级。
• This price is his minimum;he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的最低价，他拒绝再作任何降价。

4 prevention   

n.阻止，妨碍，预防

参考例句：

• They have begun to do the prevention of crime.他们已经开始防止犯罪行为。
• Prevention of forest fires is up to you.森林防火是你们的责任。

5 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

6 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。