VOA常速英语:Emerging Economies, Emerging Diseases

短语讲解：

1. On Monday, the U.N. opens a high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases that usually have been associated with western nations.

associate with与…交往, 联系
例句：Foreigners always associate China with the Great Wall.
外国人总是把中国和长城联系在一起。

2. Project HOPE is calling on the U.N. to take strong action – not only on treatment – but prevention.

call on要求, 请求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。
take action采取行动, 行动起来
The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

3. The health-based NGO has programs in 35 countries on 5 continents, many of them dealing with non-communicable diseases or NCDs.

deal with论述, 涉及; 应付, 处理; 对待
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. One of them – the HOPE Center – is located in Johannesburg, South Africa.

be located in坐落于..., 位于...
例句：The building is located in a business center.
该大楼位于商业中心。

5. Things like that that definitely have an impact on a person’s lifestyle

have an impact on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句：The computer had made a great impact on modern life.
计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响。

6. As diets change, he said, whether or not by choice, the overall health of a country can decline.

whether or not无论
例句：Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it.
无论你是否喜欢这个意见, 我将继续做下去。

7. South Africa had a well documented problem with HIV and TB. And that really put a strain on the public health system.

put on增加; 增加(费用)
例句：The rise in taxation will put pounds on the cost of living.
提高税收将使生活费用大大增加。

8. And (it) has caused a real strain in just the volume of people that are going into the clinics now.

go into进入
例句：He went into a rage when he learned about it.
他听到这事后勃然大怒。