与贫穷斗争 保护妇女免受艾滋病威胁

protect against保护, 保卫
例句：You need warm clothes to protect you against the cold.
你需要暖和的衣服来御寒。

2. It happens when they turn to older men for financial help for themselves or their families.

turn to转向
例句：More and more people turn to computer science.
愈来愈多的人从事计算机科学研究。

3. Men who may be infected with HIV or herpes.

infect with把…传染给…
例句：The man has been infected with cholera.
这人已染上了霍乱。

4. The findings are based on a study of 13 to 22 year old women in the Zomba district of Malawi.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。

5. We knew that Malawi was a poor country with a high HIV problem particularly among adolescent girls and young women, especially in the south where we ended up doing our study.

end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句：If you don't work hard, you'll end up nowhere.
如不努力工作, 你就一事无成。

6. So we said, why don’t we start this little pilot experiment to see as a proof of concept whether small amounts of cash transfers can reduce the risk of getting infected?” said Dr. Berk Ozler, a senior economist at the World Bank, who took part in the research.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：John takes part in many school activities.
约翰参加很多学校里的活动。

7. Education, he said, has been described as a “social vaccine” against HIV and other diseases. But many girls in the study were dropouts.

describe as描述为
例句：His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.
雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

8. A lot of times young girls will drop out of school very early, like age 14, 15, 16.

drop out离开, 退出
例句：He says he has dropped out, and won't attend college any more.
他说他退了学, 以后也不会去上大学了。

9. Ozler was joined in the research by Dr. Sarah Baird of George Washington University; Professor Richard Garfein; and Dr. Craig McIntosh of the University of California at San Diego.

join in参加, 加入
例句：They came out for their morning exercise. I also joined in.
他们出去做早操, 我也参加了。