The Battle Against AIDSThe Battle Against AIDS
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•Background Information of Unit Five
•1. AIDS: AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is a diseasewhich destroys the natural method the body uses to protect againstother diseases. It is a disease caused by the HIV (humanimmunodeficiency virus), but AIDS is different from HIV in that theformer usually causes death while HIV may lead to AIDS. HIV isspread in three ways: (1) contact with infected blood; (2) sex; (3)mother-to-child. AIDS usually develops in four stages: (1) In the firststage, there is only infection by HIV and antibody (抗体) production.(2) In the second stage, the lymph nodes (淋巴结) enlarge (肿大). (3)In the third stage, an infected person may begin to have such signs (症状) as tiredness, fever, and night sweats. (4) In the last stage, AIDS isdiagnosed when a person develops certain uncommon, life-threateningillnesses, for example Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia(卡氏肺囊虫肺炎 ). In-depth coverage on AIDS and HIV can be found fromhttp://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Health/AIDS__HIV
•2. Latino (pl. Latinos): Latino (pl. Latinos)is the name given to Hispanic Americancitizens in the United States who share theSpanish language in common but may befrom different races or religions anddifferent Spanish speaking countries.Latinos are the fastest growing group in theU.S. and expected to more than double insize by 2020. For a comprehensive list oflatino resources on the internet, you cancheck out the webpage athttp://www.tenet.edu/latino/latino.html
•3. HIV: HIV is the human immunodeficiencyvirus. This is the virus that spreads throughcontact with infected blood, infected sexualpartners or within the womb of an infectedpregnant mother. After infecting a person, HIVcan remain hidden in the body for long anddifferent periods of time until it becomes activeand develops into AIDS for which no knowncure exists. The virus spreads very fast oncecontact has been made with an infected source.In-depth coverage on AIDS and HIV can befound fromhttp://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Health/AIDS___HIV
•4. the federal government: The federalgovernment in the United States is anational republic whose members areelected to hold office for a limited period oftime by citizens over 18 years of age. Thisrepublic has an elected president who ishead of the nation as well as head of thefederal or national government. Forintroduction to the U. S. government, pleasevisit http://bensguide.gpo.gov
•5. a state government: A stategovernment is the political structurethat includes an area of land, citizens,and an elected governing body withthe right to control and change allpowers within the state that are notgiven by constitution to the federalgovernment. Fifty state governmentsexist in the United States.
•6. a beauty shop: A beauty shop is abusiness place where women go "tohave their hair done," i.e., washed,curled, coloured, etc., or theirfingernails or skin treated. The shopsells the 'thought' of beauty. A clientshould feel/look more beautiful after avisit to the beauty shop. Women whouse such shops often have weeklyappointments.
Let-in Activity
•After introducing the backgroundinformation about this unit, ask thestudents to talk about how to fightagainst AIDS?
New Words and Phrases
•1. acquire
•vt. get by one's own work, skill, etc.
•获得；学到
•He acquired a knowledge of the language bycareful study.
•他通过认真学习掌握了这门语言。
•The company has recently acquired a newoffice building in central Shanghai.
•这家公司最近在上海市中心买了一栋新的办公楼。
•Immune a. 1. unable to be diseased or hurt because ofspecial powers in oneself 免疫的
•HIV damages the human defense method which makeshumans immune to diseases.
•艾滋病毒破坏人体中抵御疾病侵袭的防御机制。
•The medicine will make you immune to the disease.
•这种药可以使你免于感染这种疾病。
•2. protected from 免除的
•The man was told that he would be immune frompunishment if he helped the police.
•这个人得知如果他帮助警察，就可免受处罚。
•These goods are not immune from customs duties.
•这些商品不免税。
•diagnose
•vt. discover the nature of (a disease)
•诊断; 判断
•The doctor diagnosed my disease as aunique bone disease.
•医生把我的病诊断为罕见的骨骼疾病。
•After diagnosing the patient's disease, thesedoctors discussed how to treat it.
•医生们经过对这个病人的病情诊断之后,就讨论如何治疗的问题。
•infect vt. 1. put disease into the body of(someone) 感染
•Anyone with a bad cold may infect thepeople around him. 得重感冒的人会使周围的人受到感染。
•He was shocked when he knew he wasinfected with the HIV virus. 当他知道自己染上艾滋病毒时感到很震惊。
•2. affect; influence影响
•He thought that parents might infect theirchildren with their ideas. 他认为家长的观念会影响孩子。
•5. constitute
•vt. make up; form
•组成
•Girls constitute 20 percent of the studentpopulation in the university.
•女生占这所大学学生总数的百分之二十。
•Twelve people constitute a researchgroup.
•12个人组成一个研究小组。
•6. alarm n. sudden fear and worry; a warning ofdanger 惊慌；警报
•vt. sudden fear and worry; a warning of danger 使惊慌，使担心
•Hearing a scream, she sat up in alarm.
•听到尖叫声，她慌忙坐起来。
•In his speech the worker emphasized the government'salarm over the strike.
•这个工人在演讲中强调了政府对这次罢工事件所表现出的慌恐。
•cause sudden fear or worry使惊恐,使担心
•The news that war might break out alarmed the people.
•战争可能爆发的消息使人们惊恐不安。
•implement
•vt. carry out or put into practice
•实施，执行
•The group's idea will be implementedimmediately.
•这个小组的建议将很快得到实施。
•The government promised to implement anew program to control pollution.
•政府承诺要执行新的计划以控制污染。
•emerge
•vi. come or appear
•出现
•The sun emerged from behind the clouds.
•太阳从云层后面钻了出来。
•A man with a gun in his hand suddenlyemerged from behind a tree.
•一个手中持枪的男子突然从树后出现。
•Combat: vt. fight or struggle against 斗争
•The doctor spent his life combating disease.
•这位医生一生都在与疾病作斗争。
•The policeman lost his life when combating thethief with a gun.
•这位警察在与持枪小偷搏斗时牺牲了。
•n. fighting or battle:斗争
•The combat between good and evil willcontinue forever.
•善与恶的斗争将永远持续下去。
•creative
•a. producing new and fresh ideas and things
•创造性的; 有创造力的
•This is an example of the creative use of theidea.
•这是创造性运用这一理论的实例。
•creatively
•ad. 创造性地; 有创造力地
•Client n. 1. a person who pays a business person, esp. alawyer for help and advice 当事人
•The lawyer spent a whole day talking with his clientabout the case. 律师就该案子与当事人谈了一天。
•His client was a middle-aged man who lost his wife twomonths ago. 他的当事人是一位两个月前丧偶的男性。
•2. a customer 顾客
•The company required its clients to pay their bills inadvance.
•这家公司要求顾客预先支付费用。
•The shop took some new measures to attract more clients.
•这家商店采取一些新措施以吸引更多的顾客。
•solve
•vt. find an answer to or a way of dealingwith
•解决，解答
•It took him three hours to solve themathematics problem.
•他花了三个小时解答这道数学难题。
•How are you going to solve the questionsput forward？
•你打算怎样解决人们所提出的这些问题？
•illustrate
•vt. show the meaning of (sth.) by givingrelated pictures or examples
•说明
•His story illustrates her skill in dealing withthe problem.
•他所讲的故事说明了她处理这个问题的技巧。
•He illustrated his idea with many examplesand pictures.
•他用许多实例和图片说明自己的观点。
• relate vt. 1. tell (a story) 讲述
•We related our troubles to him, asking his advice.我们向他讲述我们的困难，征求他的意见。
•She had no opportunity to relate the situation tohim. 她没有机会对他说这些情况。
•2. see or show a joining between 将... ... 联系起来
•I can't relate the two ideas.
•我不能把这两个观点联系起来。
•I can' relate what he does to what he says.
•我不能把他说的和他做的联系起来。
• risk n. a danger 危险，风险
•The disease is spreading and all the childrenare at risk.
•这种疾病正在蔓延，所有孩子都处于危险之中。
•You have to take a lot of risks in my job.
•做我的工作，你要冒诸多风险。
•vt. place in danger; take the chance of losing
•冒着... ... 的危险
•He would like to risk his life to save his friend.
•他愿意冒生命危险救自己的朋友。
•solution
•n. (to) an answer to a problem
•解决,解答
•It's difficult to find a solution to thisproblem.
•很难找到一个解决这个问题的办法。
•If a solution is found, then go on with thenext stage.
•如果找到了解决办法，那就着手做下一步的工作。
•at risk : in danger 有危险,有风险
•The doctor said that everyone was at riskfor AIDS.
•医生说每个人都有染上艾滋病的危险。
•regardless of : not influenced by 不顾,不管
•She married the young man regardless ofher parents' objecting.
•她不顾父母的反对，嫁给了这个年轻人。
•the solution to
•the answer to
•......的解答; 解决(解答) ......的办法
•So far a solution to the crisis hasn't been foundyet.
•迄今为止还没有找到解决危机的办法。
•threaten to do sth.
•give warning that one may hurt or punish
•扬言要......
•Bob threatened to set fire to Jane's house.
•鲍勃扬言要烧毁简的房子。
Language Points
•Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) wasdiagnosed in the United States in the late 1970s. (Para.1)
•Meaning: AIDS was discovered by doctors in the lastfew years of the 1970's.
•diagnose: vt. decide what illness a person has; discoverthe nature (a disease) by making a careful examination
•Note: To talk about a doctor's finding someone ill witha certain disease we often say "diagnose with."
•Nearly half of those diagnosed with the virus are blacksand Latinos. (Para.2) 被诊断感染艾滋病病毒的人有一半是黑人和来自拉丁美洲的人。
•Women will soon make up 80 percent of thosediagnosed with HIV. (Para.11) 妇女将占感染艾滋病病毒人口的80%。
•But when we decide what illness a person has, wesay "diagnose as."
•The doctor diagnosed his condition as a stomachproblem. 医生诊断他得了胃病。
•Please pay attention to the following timeexpressions:
•in the late 1970s: 20世纪70年代末期
•in the early 1970s: 20世纪70年代初期
•in the middle 1970s: 20世纪70年代中期
•Since then, AIDS has killed more than204,000 Americans—half in the past fewyears alone. (Para.1)
•Meaning: Since then, 204,000 Americanshave died of AIDS—about 102,000 diedof the disease only in the past few years.
•Another 185,000 of the one million infected with the HIVvirus are also expected to die. (Para.1)
•Meaning: Of the one million people who have the HIV virus,185,000 are also likely to die.
•infect: vt. put disease into the body of
•The blood test shows that the man was infected with theHIV virus. 血检表明这个人染上了艾滋病病毒。
•The disease infected her eyes, and she became blind. 这种病使她眼睛受感染，并致使她双目失明。
•expect sb. to do sth.: think, believe, or hope that sb. woulddo sth.
•I didn't expect so many people to be in the room.我没想到房间里有这么多人。
•I expected John to meet me at the airport. 我原以为约翰会到机场接我。
•Women and youth in rural Southerncommunities now constitute the fastestgrowing segment of people with AIDS.(Para.2)
•Meaning: The number of women and youngpeople who are infected with AIDS isgrowing fastest in the countryside in theSouth.
•constitute: vt. make up; form
•Seven days constitute a week.一周有7天。
•Twelve scientists constituted a research groupto study air pollution.12位科学家组成一个研究小组研究空气污染。
•Real familiarity with a 3,000 word vocabularyconstitutes a good base for further Englishlanguage learning. 真正掌握了3000单词，就具备了进一步学习英语的基础。
•segment: n. any of the parts into whichsomething may be divided
•The company controls this segment of themarket. 这个公司控制了这部分市场。
•Despite such alarming numbers, the federal andstate governments have been slow in implementingprograms to stop the spread of AIDS. (Para.3)
•Meaning: Although the number of people infectedwith AIDS is very large and surprising, the federaland state governments haven't taken actions intime to carry out the programs to stop the spreadof AIDS.
•alarm: n. sudden fear or worry; v. cause suddenfear and worry
•Everybody was alarmed at the news that a warmight break out.大家听到战争可能爆发的消息都很惊慌。
•Small earthquakes are so common here thatpeople don't feel very alarmed at
•them.这个地方小地震很常见，大家对地震都不感到惊慌。
•be slow in: do sth. slowly
•The man is getting on in years and he is slow torespond. 那男人老了，反应慢了。
•implement: vt. put into practice
•The government is implementing its programof helping the poor. 政府在实施扶贫政策。
•Money is needed to implement our child-careprograms. 要实施儿童保健项目，需要资金。
•In place of government inactivity, a number oflocal organizations have emerged. (Para.3)
•Meaning: Because the government is not activein stopping the spread of AIDS, some localorganizations have formed to help prevent itsspread.
•in place of: instead of
•In place of a lecture we will be showing a film.我们不去作报告，而是放场电影。
•John is to attend the meeting in place of themanager, who has come down with a bad cold.约翰代替经理参加会议，因为经理患了重感冒。
•emerge: vi. come or appear; becomeknown出现
•Richard was waiting outside the door asMary emerged. 玛丽出现时，理查德正在门外等候。
•Many ideas are likely to emerge aftersuch an interesting finding. 在发现这一有趣的现象之后，许多想法都有可能出现。
•Vietnam has emerged as the world's thirdbiggest rice trader. 越南已成为世界第三大大米贸易国。
• ... formed in 1985 to combat the growingnumber of AIDS cases.(Para.4)
•Meaning: ... formed in 1985 to fight against theincreasing number of AIDS cases.
•combat: vt. fight against;
•The new government promised to takemeasures to combat crime.新政府承诺采取措施与犯罪行为作斗争。
•combat: n. a struggle between two sides, ideas,etc.
•He took part in a street combat in which twopeople were killed.他参与了一起街头打斗，打斗中两个人被打死。
• ... this organization suffers from a lack ofmoney, forcing it to use its resources creatively.(Para.4)
•Meaning: ... this organization lacks money, andso it has to make use of its people, materialsand ideas in a creative way.
•suffer from: be badly influenced by
•Within a few days, she has become seriously ill,suffering from great pain.只几天时间，她的病情加重了，她被折磨得痛苦不堪。
•He was diagnosed as suffering from AIDS. 他被诊断为染上了艾滋病。
•resources: n. the materials, money or otherthings an organization or a family has andcan use in order to function properly; thethings a country has and can use toincrease its wealth
•Some families are so poor that they don'thave enough resources to feed themselves.有些家庭很穷，不能养活自己。
•The country is rich in oil resources butlacks money and technology to developthem. 这个国家有丰富的石油资源，但缺乏资金和技术开发这些资源。
•She also keeps books and otherpublications around so customers canread them while waiting for theirappointments.(Para.5)
•Meaning: She also puts some books andmagazines in the shop, so customers canread them when they wait for haircut.
•publication: sth. printed
•Publications in this country are checkedfor the political opinions they contain. 这个国家的出版物都要因其中的政治内容而受到检查。
•They are also valuable resources in spreadinginformation to their schools,community groups andchurches. (Para.6)
•Meaning: They also do a good job in spreadinginformation to their schools,
•community groups and churches.
•valuable: a. 1. worth a lot
•Her grandmother left her a valuable ring. 祖母给她留下一枚贵重的戒指。
•There are some very valuable things in that house;they should lock the door carefully. 那个屋内有些贵重的东西；他们应该小心把门锁好。
•2. very useful
•I‘m sorry to have taken up much of yourvaluable time.很抱歉占用了你许多宝贵的时间。
•While no one way of winning the war againstAIDS exists, the network shares theselessons learned in its battle againstAIDS.(Para.7)
•Meaning: Although there is not just one wayof stopping the spread of AIDS, the networklets others know about these experienceswhich is learned in their battle against AIDS.
•Many communities have a low literacy rate, makingimpossible passing out AIDS literature and expectingpeople to read it. (Para.8)
•Meaning: Most of the people in many communities arenot able to read and write,
•and this makes it impossible to hand out the materialsabout AIDS and expect them to read them.
•Please pay attention to the following expressions using"rate".
•a low literacy rate or a low rate of literacy 受教育比例低
•a high death rate 高死亡率
•When the birth-rate increases and the death rate drops,the population increases. 当出生率上升，死亡率下降时，人口就会增加。
•These books use simple, hand-drawn pictures of "sadfaces" and "happy faces" to illustrate ways people canprevent AIDS. (Para.9)
•Meaning: Simple pictures of "sad faces" and "happyfaces", drawn by hand, are used in these books to showhow people can prevent AIDS.
•illustrate: vt. add pictures to (sth. written); show themeaning of (sth.) by giving pictures or examples
•The case illustrates that women can do much betterthan men in some fields. 这个事例说明了妇女在某些领域可以比男性干得出色得多。
•Let me give another example to illustrate this difficultpoint. 我再举个例子说明这个难点。
•They also show people who look like those we need toeducate, since people can relate more when they seefamiliar faces and language they can understand. (Para.9)
•Meaning: They also use pictures that look like thosepeople that need the education so they can understandmore when they find familiar faces and language theyknow.
•relate: say or tell
•After seeing the film, the student was able to relateevery point in English. 看了电影之后，那个学生能用英语讲述每一个细节。
•The traveler related his journey with joy. 那位旅行者愉快地讲述了他的旅途情况。
•As a result, such books actually have more effect in thecommunities where they are used than governmentpublications,... (Para.9)
•Meaning: It turns out that such books are in fact moreeffective in the communities where they are used thanthe books or magazines printed by the government.
• ... the stylists have established an "AIDS Busters"program ... (Para.10)
•Meaning: ... the stylists have carried out a programknown as "AIDS Busters",
•that is, a program which can help win the war againstthe spread of AIDS...
•They make it simple and explain the risk of catchingAIDS to friends their own age much better than anadult can.(Para.10)
•Meaning: They make the lessons of "AIDS 101" easy tounderstand, and explain to their peers the danger ofgetting AIDS much better than an adult can.
•risk: n. danger
•He thinks there is no risk of a war now. 他认为目前没有战争的风险。
•This kind of crime constitutes a big risk to our nation.此种犯罪构成了我们国家的巨大危险。
•risk: vt. place in danger; take the chance of
•The captain didn't want to risk taking his shipacross the sea until he could see where he wasgoing. 这位船长在了解其行驶方向之前不想冒险驾船穿越大海。
•Don't risk it. It isn't worth it. 不要冒险，这不值得。
•at risk: in danger of
•Redefine "at risk" to include women fromdifferent backgrounds and marriage
•status. (Para.11) 重新理解 "有危险"问题，从而把不同背景，不同婚姻状况的妇女考虑在内。
•The stylists also emphasize that everyone is at risk.(Para. 12) 发型设计师也强调每个人都有危险。
•Redefine "at risk" to include women fromdifferent backgrounds and marriagestatus.(Para.11)
•Meaning: Consider again the problem of "whois at risk for AIDS" in a new way,
•as women from different backgrounds andmarriage status should be included in thepeople who are at risk for AIDS.
•redefine: vt. consider sth. in a new way
•The scientist redefined the relations betweenpopulation and economic affairs. 这位科学家重新说明了人口和经济之间的关系。
•The government was asked to redefine itsprogram on birth control. 政府被要求重新考虑其人口控制计划。
•Please pay attention to the followingexpressions with "status":
•marriage status 婚姻状况
•economic status 经济状况
•job status 就业情况
•legal status 法律地位
•Such misinformation plagues the medicalestablishment.(Para.11)
•Meaning: The medical organization is bothered by suchwrong ideas as the one that women are not at risk for AIDS.
•plague: n. a disease that spreads quickly and kills largenumbers of people
•A plague has killed thousands of people in Africa since1995. 1995年以来一场瘟疫使非洲成千上万的人丧生。
•Air pollution is regarded as a plague of the nation. 空气污染被认为是这个国家的严重问题。
•plague: vt. cause sb. a lot of trouble or pain
•Fears about the war plagued nearly half the population inthe country. 这个国家有一半的人口害怕战争。
•He said he wasn't going to plague the teacher with a lot ofquestions. 他说他不再提许多问题将老师的军了。
•The stylists also emphasize that everyone is atrisk and that all of us have a right to protectourselves — regardless of marriagestatus.(Para.12)
•Meaning: The stylists also showthat everyone isin danger of catching AIDS and that all of ushave a right to protect ourselves — whether weare married or not.
•emphasize: vt. stress sth. is very important
•Robert emphasized the difference between theinterests of the single person and those of thecommunity.罗伯特强调了个人利益和社区利益的区别。
•The official emphasized that hisgovernment would implement theprogram. 这位官员强调政府将执行这项计划。
•regardless of : not consider or beinfluenced by
•Regardless of whether he is right orwrong, we have to obey his orders. 不管他是对还是错，我们都得服从他的命令。
•We decide to go out regardless of theweather.不管天气如何，我们都决定出门。
•These lessons are not the only solutions to the crisisbut until there is a cure for AIDS, educationrepresents the only safe measure to guard againstthe virus. (Para.13)
•Meaning: The experiences of the stylists are not theonly ways to deal with the crisis of AIDS, but beforea cure for AIDS is found, education is the only safemethod to fight against the spread of the AIDSvirus.
•solution: n. an answer to a problem
•Please note: "solution" is often followed by "to".
•It took him three days to give a solution to themathematics problem.他花了三天时间才解出这道数学难题。
•It is difficult to find a solution to this question. 这个问题很难找到解决办法。
•represent: vt. show; be a sign of; stand for; describe
•He got a chance to represent China at the OlympicGames the next year. 他有机会在第二年代表中国参加奥运会。
•He does not clearly represent the stages of paintinga picture.他没有讲清楚绘画的步骤。
•guard against: watch over in order to protect fromhurt or damage
•This is an open house and there is little way toguard against strangers. 这是一幢开放式的房子，很难防范陌生人的进入。
• Like no other plague before, the AIDS epidemic threatensto wipe out an entire generation and leave another withoutparents.(Para.14)
•Meaning: Unlike other plagues before, the AIDS plague islikely to kill an entire generation and make anothergeneration lose their parents.
•threaten: v. be a warning that one is going to hurt, punish,etc.; give warning of (sth. bad)
•If you threaten me or use any force, I shall inform thepolice. 如果你威胁我，或动武的话，我就报警。
•The verb "threaten" is often followed by an infinitive.
•The fighting is threatening to turn into a war. 这场战斗有可能变成一场战争。
•The father threatened to punish the child if the child didnot obey his orders. 父亲威胁说要是孩子不听话，就要给以惩罚。
•We must not let cultural, racial, or social barriers distractus from the job that must be done.(Para.14)
•Meaning: We must not let cultural, racial or social barrierstake our attention from the job that must be done.
•barrier: n. sth. that makes it impossible or difficult for sth.else to happen
•Taxes are the biggest barrier to free trade. 税收是自由贸易的最大障碍。
•There is no reason why love shouldn't cross the age barrier.认为爱情不可以跨越年龄障碍的说法是没有道理的。
•distract sb. from sth.: take one's attention from sth.
•Don't let social activities distract you from your study.不要让社会活动影响你的学习。
•The music soon distracted the boy from his homework.音乐声很快使这个男孩分心了，以致不能专心做家庭作业。
•This is an undeclared war that everyone mustsign up for it in order for us to win.(Para.14)
•Meaning: This is a war that is fought withoutany announcement, and everyone must takepart in it if we wish to win the war.
•sign up: sign an agreement to take part in sth.
•I've signed up to take a course at the localcollege.我已报名在当地学院学一门课程。
•He persuaded the company to sign up thesinger.他说服公司与这位歌手签约。
• We simply cannot let people continue todie because we don't feel comfortabletalking about AIDS. (Para.14)
•Meaning: We really cannot let peoplecontinue to die just because we are nothappy to talk about AIDS.
•feel comfortable doing/with sth.: feelhappy about doing sth.
•Do your feel comfortable with the plan?你对这个计划满意吗？
•Keys to the Exercises
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•Ⅴ Vocabulary
•1. regardless of
•2. at risk
•3. passed out
•4. distracts…from
•5. sign up
•6. infected with
•7. a solution to/for
•8. provide…for
•Ⅵ Structure
•1. Despite his illness
•2. Despite a lot of difficulties
•3. despite his old age
•4. Despite the bad weather
•5. despite his hard work
•Ⅶ Translation
•Translate the following sentences into English.
•1. We’ll do our best to help the girl infected with theAIDS virus to live longer, regardless of the cost.
•2. Please turn off the TV, because the noise will disturbher from her homework.
•3. It was a long time before the company implementedthe program to improve the quality of its goods because oflack of money and necessary equipment.
•4. When giving a lecture, Bob often prepared somepictures to illustrate how the situations mentioned in a texttook place.
•An able and successful businessman is good at making use ofall the resources to make money.