BBC环球慢速英语 第457期:来自年轻人的励志故事(5)

voice 2: Thembi has experienced many hard times in the last few years. And she has recorded many of those hard situations. While recording, Thembi tells her father for the first time that she has AIDS. It was a very hard thing for Thembi to do. She also records herself after a time when she was very ill. She says,
声音2：过去几年，泰姆比经历了许多艰难时刻。她记录了大部分困境。在记录中，泰姆比第一次告诉她父亲自己患有艾滋病。这对泰姆比来说是非常困难的事情。她还在经历了一次重病后记录了这次生病。

voice 4: "My face was becoming like bones. I could not walk. Everything that was happening I thought would never happen to me. I just wanted to sit home and hide."
声音4：“我的脸变得像骨头一样。我不能走路。以前我认为不会发生在我身上的一切都发生了。我只想呆在家里躲起来。”

voice 1: Many people do not understand the AIDS disease. They fear it. And they fear the people who have it. It can be dangerous for people who have AIDS in Thembi's community. She said,
声音1：许多人不理解艾滋病。他们害怕艾滋病。他们害怕艾滋病患者。在泰姆比居住的社区，艾滋病患者可能会有危险。她说，

voice 4: "People talk. People point. Sometimes if people hear that you have AIDS they will burn your house down, so that you cannot stay there anymore."
声音4：“人们会谈论我们。他们还会对我们指指点点。如果有人得知你患有艾滋病，那他们会烧掉你的房子，这样你就不能再住在那里了。”