VOA常速英语:World Bank Urges Greater HIV Prevention Efforts

coincide with与…一致
例句：His tastes and habits coincide with those of his wife.
他的爱好跟习惯恰好和他的妻子相同。

2. HIV prevalence, especially among young people, is going down in southern Africa.

go down沉下; 落下; 降低
例句：Prices began to go down.
物价开始下降。

3. Also in recent years, studies have shown that giving antiretroviral drugs to HIV negative people can protect them from becoming infected.

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。

4. And we highlight the importance of continuing to use effective prevention in order to contain future costs

in order to为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

5. “There’s been very limited analysis on the fiscal dimension of HIV/AIDS for countries to understand the future liability that they take on, especially if they do not reduce new infections. They would only be adding to the burden,” she said.

take on承担
例句：He is unwilling to take on heavy responsibilities.
他不愿承担重任。
add to增加
例句：The snowstorm added to our difficulties.
暴风雪增加了我们的困难。

6. But while the World Bank calls for significantly better HIV prevention efforts, it does not propose specific ways to do that.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

7. “So it’s a huge saving if they really did prevention more effectively. And then they would be able to afford maintaining the treatment as well as investing in prevention,” she said.

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。