BBC环球慢速英语 第376期:淋巴丝虫病(4)

voice 1: Male and female worms mate inside a person's body. The female worm releases many larvae, or baby worms, into a person's lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is part of the immune system. It helps a person to fight sickness. The lymphatic system is made up of two main parts: the vessels and the nodes. The vessels are tubes that spread through a person's body. The nodes are like little balls connected to the vessels. When the baby worms enter the lymphatic system, it becomes infected. The worms cause these areas to fill up with fluid. The name Lymphatic Filariasis comes from these two parts. Lymphatic means the lymphatic system. Filariasis comes from the word filaria. This is the scientific word for worms.
声音1：雄性寄生虫和雌性寄生虫会在人体内交配。雌性寄生虫会在人们的淋巴系统中产下许多幼虫。淋巴系统是免疫系统的组成部分。该系统帮助人们对抗疾病。淋巴系统由两大主要部分组成，分别是淋巴管和淋巴结。淋巴管是遍布人体的管道。淋巴结像小球一样，与淋巴管相连。幼虫进入淋巴系统之后会导致淋巴系统感染。寄生虫会使这些区域充满液体。淋巴丝虫病这个名字就由这两部分组成。淋巴指淋巴系统。Filariasis来自丝虫这个词。这是寄生虫的科学术语。

voice 2: Over one hundred twenty million people in eighty countries suffer from Lymphatic Filariasis. The disease affects people in different ways. Some people's legs grow large like Antoinette's leg. But more often, the disease affects men's sexual organs. Many people are not comfortable talking about how the disease affects men. Some men lie about their problem. They do not want to admit that they have a disease.
声音2：全世界80个国家有超过1.2亿人患有淋巴丝虫病。这种疾病会以不同的方式对人们造成影响。有些人会像安托内万特一样腿部肿大。但是更多时候，这种疾病会对男性的性器官带来影响。许多人不愿意谈及该疾病对男性的影响。一些男性会隐瞒自己的病情。他们不想承认他们有病。