VOA慢速英语:Getting Tested Is First Step In Controlling HIV/AIDS(翻译)

sexually transmitted disease – n. medical : any one of various diseases that a person can get by having sex with a person who has the disease

similar – adj. almost the same as someone or something else

trend – n. the general movement over time of a statistically detectable change

childbearing – adj. of or relating to the process of conceiving, being pregnant with, and giving birth to children

gay – adj. sexually attracted to someone who is the same sex

bisexual – adj. sexually attracted to both men and women

heterosexual – adj. of, relating to, or involving sexual intercourse between individuals of opposite sex

transmission – n. the act or process by which something is spread or passed from one person or thing to another

blood work – n. the diagnostic testing of blood

cholesterol – n. a substance that is found in the bodies of people and animals