托福阅读机经背景— 世行敦促加强艾滋病预防工作.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料 托福阅读机经背景— 世行敦促加强艾滋病预防工作   The World Bank says significantly better HIV prevention efforts are needed in Africa. It says a slow global economy and uncertain donor aid make preventing new infections a necessity.  世界银行称，非洲需要大力加强艾滋病预防工作。世行表示，由于全球经济增长缓慢以及援助的不确定性，有必要防止新的感染病例。  A new World Bank report says the world’s economic woes are causing “anxiety about maintaining and expanding AIDS treatment programs in low income countries.”  世界银行的一份最新报告称，世界经济困境令人对低收入国家能否维持和扩大艾滋病治疗项目感到担忧。  Co-author Elizabeth Lule said concerns about tight budgets coincide with much progress being made against the disease.  这份报告的共同作者伊利莎白?卢莱说，预算紧张问题令人忧虑，与此同时在防治艾滋病方面正取得许多进展。  “HIV prevalence, especially among young people, is going down in southern Africa. In countries where there’s highest burden, young people have better knowledge. They’re using condoms consistently. They’re reducing partners. So there is a lot of progress,” she said.  她说:非洲南部的HIV感染率正在下降，尤其是在年轻人中。在艾滋病感染率最高的国家，年轻人掌握了更多的相关知识。他们保持使用避孕套，也在减少性伴侣，因此这方面取得了许多进展。  Also in recent years, studies have shown that giving antiretroviral drugs to HIV negative people can protect them from becoming infected. And there’s been progress in vaccine research, although an effective vaccine is still considered years away.  最近几年的研究表明，让HIV检测呈阴性的人使用抗逆转录病毒药物可以使他们免受感染。另外，疫苗研究方面也取得进展，尽管研究出有效的疫苗仍被认为需要数年时间。  Fiscal dimension  “We shouldn’t just be looking at HIV/AIDS as a health problem, but also as an economic problem because of the huge costs that are incurred in treating people as well as prevention. And we highlight the importance of continuing to use effective prevention in order to contain future costs,” she said.  卢莱说:我们不应该只将HIV/艾滋病看作一个健康问题，还应把它看作一个经济问题，因为相关的治疗和预防费用高昂。我们强调，继续使用有效的预防措施对于控制未来的费用至关重要。  The report is called The Fiscal Dimension of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland and Uganda.  世行的这份报告题为博茨瓦那、南非、斯威士