VOA常速英语:Strategy to End AIDS Epidemic

短语讲解：

1. What do we actually need to do to make sure that we go from rhetoric and vision into action,” said Mitchell Warren, head of AVAC, formerly known as the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition.

make sure确保,确定
例句：Make sure to turn off the light before you leave.
临走前一定要熄灯。
known as被认为是，被称为
例句：Radio, television, newspapers and magazines are known as the mass media.
广播、电视、报纸和杂志被称为大众传媒。

2. The AVAC agenda is summed up in three words: deliver, demonstrate and develop.

sum up总结, 概括
例句：It can be summed up in two words.
这可以用三言两语概括起来。

3. “Those three scaled-up interventions delivered today could have tremendous impact on beginning to control the epidemic,” he said.

have an impact on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句：This book has a far-reaching impact on readers.
这本书对读者产生了长远影响。

4. The AVAC report says capitalizing on recent advancements requires a plan that is comprehensive, science-based, actionable and optimistic, but realistic as periodic setbacks appear.

capitalize on充分利用某事物, 从某事物中获利
例句：We should capitalize on every chance we get to improve our English.
我们应该充分利用一切机会来提高英语水平。

5. We have to understand that if this were a business, this would be one of the best times to be investing in the AIDS response because of the promising science.

invest in在…上投资, 在…投入(时间、精力等)
例句：The company lacks sufficient money to invest in new products.
公司没有足够的钱对新产品投资。

6. Stepping back now would be at greatest peril because the advances we have made won’t come again easily or cheaply.

step back后退; 退居不重要的部位
例句：He doesn't want to step back from the center of things.
他不想退居无足轻重的地位。