In this section you will listen to a short passage entitled “AIDS Education”. The following words and phrases maybe of some help.

AIDS  n. [U] Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; a very serious disease causedby a virus which breaks down the body’s natural defences against infection 艾滋病，获得性免疫缺损综合征

HIV n.  human immunodeficiency virus; the virus whichcauses the disease AIDS 人体免疫缺损病毒，艾滋病病毒

infection n.  [C; U] the act or result of infecting, or adisease spread by infecting

           传染，感染；传染病

ignorant a. not knowing facts or information that you ought to know无知的

virus n.  a living thing even smallerthan bacteria which causes infectious disease in the  body, in plants, etc. 病毒

curen.  [C, U (for)] treatmentor substance that cures; remedy [常与for连用]疗法；药物

transmitvt.  [(to)] send or pass from oneperson, place, or thing to another [常与to连用]传播，传染

positive a.  (of a medical test) showing signs of thepresence of a substance or growth （医学试验）阳性的

HIV-positive  艾滋病检查呈阳性的

community n.  thepeople living together and / or united by common background,  nationality, etc. 团体；社区

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Script:

AIDS Education

Each yearthere are more and more new HIV infections. This shows that people eitheraren’t learning the message about the dangers of HIV, or are unable orunwilling to act on it. Many people are dangerously ignorant about the virus. Asurvey in the UK found recently that a third of teenagers thought there was a“cure” for AIDS. So education is important in preventing the spread of HIV.

There are three main reasons for AIDSeducation, the first of which is to prevent new infections from taking place.This actually consists of two processes: first, giving people information aboutHIV — what HIV and AIDS are, how they are transmitted, and how people canprotect themselves from infections; then teaching people how to put thisinformation to use and act on it practically.

A second reason is to improve the qualityof life for HIV-positive people. Too often, AIDS education is only aimed at howto curb the HIV infection. But the needs of HIV-positive people are oftenneglected. HIV-positive people have varying needs, but among them are the needto be able to get medical services and drug supplies and the need to be able tofind appropriate emotional and practical support and help.

The third reason is to reduce fear. In many countries there is a greatdeal of fear of people who are HIV-positive. In some extreme cases in India,AIDS patients were burned to death. Fear can only help AIDS to spread. You see,if people are fearful of being tested for HIV, then they are more likely topass the infection to someone else without knowing it. So AIDS education benefitsboth AIDS patients and the rest of the community.