VOA慢速英语:Smithsonian Exhibits Mark 30th Anniversary of AIDS

短语讲解：

1. The United Nations estimates that more then sixty million people have been infected with AIDS in the past thirty years.

be infected with感染,沾染上
例句：He was infected with cholera.
他染上了霍乱。

2. HIV is short for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus – the cause of AIDS.

be short for是…的简称
例句：UN is short for the United Nations.
UN是联合国的缩略形式。

3. Visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History can see two exhibits dealing with the early years of the AIDS crisis.

deal with论述, 涉及
例句：This book deals with life in the United States.
这本书谈的是美国的生活情况。

4. The men had several things in common.

have something in common有共同之处
例句：We have something in common.
我们有许多相同之处。

5. The quilt is made from thousands of pieces of cloth.

be made from由…所做成的(用于原材料不易看出的场合)
例句：Most beers are made from barley.
多数种类的啤酒是用大麦酿制的。

6. Family members and friends of AIDS victims created each piece as a way to remember those who died of AIDS.

die of死于…
例句：People are dying of cancer more and more often.
死于癌症的人越来越多了。

7. They accused the administration of President Reagan of remaining silent about the disease.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。

8. For example, a collection of trading cards was published in the early nineties to raise awareness about AIDS among young adults.

for example例如, 譬如
例句：I know many women who have a career and a family—Kehr for example.
我知道有许多妇女能事业家庭兼顾——凯尔就是其中之一。

9. They show the images of famous people, such as Madonna and Elizabeth Taylor, and how they have helped in the fight against AIDS.

fight against与…作斗争〔争吵〕; 反对…
例句：We will have to fight against difficulties.
我们将不得不同困难作斗争。

10. The Textile Museum invited many artists to take part in the show.

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。

11. Despite the fact the world is green, covered with plants and trees, there is no one natural dye that makes green, a colorfast, permanent dark green.

be covered with被…覆盖
例句：The field is covered with snow.
田野一片积雪。

12. Cultures around the world came up with the same concept and that is, to dye the textile yellow, and then dye it with a blue which was often indigo or woad, mostly indigo, and that is how they would achieve green.

come up with提出，提议
例句：We weren't able to come up with any new suggestions.
我们提不出任何新建议。

13. In the course of the time that the exhibition will be on view, the grass will sprout, and grow and die. And so she wants to have a visual representation of life’s cycle

on view展览着, 陈列着
例句：Two of my sister's pictures are on view in the local Art Gallery.
我姐姐的两幅画在本地美术馆展出。