高中英语人教版高二下07

[12:40.37]and about 3 million people die of the disease every year.
[12:46.62]Each year,more than 5 million people become infected with the virus.
[12:53.46]The situation is especially difficult in Sub-Saharan Africa.
[13:00.12]According to the United Nations,
[13:04.38]there are 640 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa,
[13:11.04]and almost 27 million are infected with the virus.
[13:16.81]Of all the AIDS deaths to date,16 million,or 66.7%,have been in Africa
[13:26.97]and in 2002 there were 3.5 million new infections.
[13:34.34]HIV / AIDS is spreading fast
[13:39.49]more than 3 million Africans become infected every year
[13:45.36]and most countries do not have enough money to prevent and treat the disease.
[13:52.63]About 2.5 million Africans die of AIDS every year
[13:58.87]and tens of millions more will die soon if nothing is done.
[14:04.62]Millions of children
[14:08.38]lose their parents and families lose their ability to make enough moneyto survive.
[14:15.64]The effect of AIDS is so strong
[14:20.60]that many African countries are almost being destroyed by the disease.
[14:27.47]If these numbers were to grow,the future of Africa might be in danger.
[14:34.32]As with many diseases,children seem to suffer the most from AIDS.
[14:41.76]About 2 million African children have HIV /AIDS.
[14:48.14]Even if they themselves are not infected,the disease can ruin their lives.
[14:55.40]They may have to care for sick relatives and are often unable to go to school.
[15:02.56]Living with a parent or parents who have AIDS is painful and difficult.
[15:10.29]Because the parents cannot work,
[15:14.73]the children may not have enough food and must help take care of the family.
[15:21.50]If a child is indeed infected,
[15:25.57]he or she often has to keep the disease a secret.
[15:31.63]If people were more understanding,
[15:35.47]the lives of these children could be improved.
[15:40.33]One of the most important things we must do is to make sure that children
[15:46.89]who are affected by the disease receive the help and care that they need.
[15:53.36]The good news is that it is still not too late to protect the poor against the worst effects of HIV /AIDS.
[16:03.03]By providing education,health care and wider access to medicines,
[16:11.49]the spread of the disease can be slowed down and the effects can be reduced.
[16:18.63]In some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa,
[16:24.06]the fight against the virus is beginning to show results.
[16:29.31]In areas where powerful action has been taken,
[16:35.27]there are fewer new infections and better care for the victims of the disease.
[16:42.42]Great challenges remain,of course:prevention efforts and the treatment,
[16:51.77]care and support of those who are suffering from the disease must continue.
[16:58.44]More than 90% of Africans have not acquired HIV/AIDS.
[17:05.88]What we must do now
[17:09.33]is to make sure that they do not become infected in the future
[17:15.08]It is especially important to protect young people from the disease.
[17:21.14]We must also treat and care for the millions of Africans
[17:26.78]who are living with the disease.
[17:30.44]We must also understand that HIV / AIDS is a global problem.
[17:37.41]The disease may have hit Sub-Saharan Africa harder than other areas,
[17:44.36]but the disease is still spreading
[17:48.83]and we must all be part of  the fight against the virus.
[17:54.08]If more is done,the situation will improve.
[17:59.54]It seems unlikely that AIDS will ever disappear.
[18:05.49]We hope for a cure and new discoveries,
[18:10.46]but the fact seems to be that we must all learn to live with HIV/AIDS.