VOA慢速英语:25年前批准的药物改变了抗击艾滋病的方式

turquoise - n. a bluish-green stone used in jewelry

fortune teller - n. a person who claims to use special powers to tell what will happen to someone in the future

playwright - n. A person who writes plays

pneumonia - n. a serious disease that affects the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe

antiviral - n. A drug or treatment effective against viruses

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

epidemic - n. an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people

tombstone - n. a stone that marks the place where a dead person is buried

access - n. a way of being able to use or get something

transform - v. to change something completely and usually in a good way