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艾滋病组织赞扬希拉里的观点

2011-11-10来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. After setbacks and discouraging results in vaccine trials, researchers have proven an AIDS vaccine is possible.

result in导致,结果是
例句:The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

2. Warren, head of AVAC, the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, said Secretary Clinton’s comments committed the United States to helping achieve an AIDS-free generation worldwide.

commit to对…作出承诺, 承担义务, 担负责任; 使(自己)致力于…
例句:Don't commit your promises to paper if you are not certain you keep them.
如果你没有把握兑现你的许诺,你就不要做出书面保证。

3. She called on other donor countries to do the same.

call on号召;请求
例句:You'd better call on your friends to help you.
你最好请朋友来帮你。

4. The secretary of state’s call comes at a time when many countries, including the United States, are looking for ways to cut their budgets.

look for寻找
例句:She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

5. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is credited with helping put millions of people on treatment.

credit with相信〔认为〕(某人)有(某种业绩、优点)
例句:He is credited with great achievements in physics.
他被认为在物理学方面有很大的成就。

6. It will lay out a short, medium and long-term strategy for the epidemic.

lay out设计
例句:Our plan must be well laid out before we begin to work.
我们在开始工作之前, 必须制定好计划。

7. Tens of millions of others have died from the disease.

die from死于
例句:In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
在寒冷的冬天, 野兽可能因为缺乏食物而饿死。