VOA慢速英语:The Risks of Language for Health Translators

短语讲解：

1. But as a Kikuyu she says there are some words in her first language that may be "provocative" if she said them in public.

in public 公共
例句：I am not used to swimming in public pools. 
我不习惯在公共游泳池游泳。

2. The culture of a community will largely decide how words and expressions are translated into socially acceptable language.

translate into (把…)翻译成…；把…转化成
例句：I try to translate into chinese to share.
我试图将其译成中文来分享。

3. In some cases, the way people in a culture think about an activity or object becomes the translated name for that activity or object.

think about 考虑
例句：I always think about it.
我总是考虑这件事。

4. "We always say, in Ki'Swahili, 'kutenda kitendo kibaya' -- to do something bad. So, imagine sex was associated with something bad, emanating from the African cultural context."

associate with 与…交往， 联系；
例句：Always associate with wise people.
总要与智慧人为伍。

5. She says, in general, a lot of development organizations have often overlooked the importance of language in changing health behavior.

a lot of 许多
例句：I subscribed to a lot of periodicals last year.
去年我订了诸多期刊。

6. It is true that people do not think of translation.

think of 考虑；想起
例句：He began to think of miss wilkinson.
他开始想到威尔金森小姐。