1. What if….? 要是……怎么辦？

2. via prep.= by way of ; through 經由； 通過

= by means of 通過…方式

Born Dying

3.become/get/be infected with 感染上=contract;aquire

4. break down 毀壞；使…瓦解；分裂

5. the body’s immune system 人體免疫系統

6. leave a person defenseless against 使人無法防御…

7. keep…alive 使…活著

8. blood transfusions 輸血

9. as in Xiaohua’s case 就像小華這種情況

10. I wish that she were here with me.

11. a lack of 缺乏

12. as with = as it is the same with… 就像…情況一樣

13. cheer up 使振奮精神；使高興起來

14. suffer from 遭受 （疾��；苦難；災害等）

15. people’s fear for the disease 人們對疾病的恐懼

16. persuade sb to do sth. 說服某人做某事

persuade sb into doing sth.

17. give sb. a hug 擁抱某人 = embrace sb.

Diagnosed With Cancer: The Day My Life Ended…And Began!

1.take sample of one’s blood 采血樣

give a free sample of 免費贈送...樣品

take sample(s) from 從...中取[抽]樣

2. across his desk 從辦公桌對面

3. have an empty feeling in my stomach 覺得腦子一片空白

4. be disrupted 紊亂

5. treatment with radiation 放療 be treated with radiation

treatment with chemicals 化療 be treated with chemicals

6. keep sb from doing sth 使某人不做某事

7. on the contrary 正相反 contrary to… 與…相反

8. for the moment 暫時

at any moment 隨時; 在任何時候; 馬上

at the last moment 在最后關頭

at moments 時刻, 常常

at the moment 此刻; (正當)那時

for a moment 片刻

in a moment 一會兒, 不久; 立即, 馬上

9. free from 無…的； 不受…影響的

10. at any time 在任何時候

11. think of …as … 把…當作…=consider/regard…as…

12. take chance to do sth 抓住機會做某事

11. live life to the fullest 過充實的生活

Fighting The Virus: HIV / AIDS in Africa

1.Sub-Saharan Africa 撒哈拉以南非洲

2. to date = so far; up till now 到此為止

3. were to grow----be to do sth 將來時態 “打算/計劃/安排要做某事”

4. in danger 處于危險中

5. ruin their lives 毀掉他們的生活

6. care for = take care of

7. keep sth a secret 把…保守秘密

8. affect = influence; have effect on

9. protect sb against/from sth 保護某人免遭…

10. access = approach 通路； 方法

11. take powerful actions 采取有力行動

12. victim 受害人；犧牲者 victims of disease 病人

13. acquire = contract; become infected with; catch