VOA常速英语:AIDS Drugs Offer Hope of Normal Lifespan in Africa

短语讲解：

1. Over the last 30 years life expectancy rates in Africa plummeted, as HIV/AIDS claimed millions of lives.

life expectancy平均寿命
例句：Women have a higher life expectancy than men .
女人比男人的预期寿命长。

2. All what we’ve been able to gain in the past with the access to clean water, expanded immunization programs were totally reversed with the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa.

in the past在过去
例句：In the past, American families tended to be quite large. 
过去，美国家庭的人口众多。 
access to有权使用；到某地的通道
例句：Students need easy access to books.
学生需要得到借书的便利。

3. So now we are seeing some good news that investing in antiretroviral programs, those investments are now paying off

pay off使得益; 有报偿
例句：John studied hard before the examination, and it paid off.He made an A.
约翰在考试前努力学习, 这没有白费, 他得了个A。

4. Men just in general have a less health-seeking behavior as compared to females.

in general一般而言, 总的来说, 从总体上看
例句：The class are, in general, very bright.
总的说来, 这个班级的学生都很聪明。
compare to与…相比
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

5. Men spend more time looking for a job and spending more time away from their family to try to find a way to survive, I think may be one of the reasons.

look for寻找
例句：He should early look for a job.
他早该找工作了。

6. Treatment, by itself, is also part of prevention.

by itself独自地; 无需外力地
例句：The machine will start by itself in a few seconds.
几秒钟后, 机器将自行启动。

7. Studies also show that giving uninfected people antiretrovirals can help protect them from HIV during sex with their infected partners.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：An umbrella will protect you from the rain.
雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。