赖世雄讲英语第二册 Lesson 11 AIDS 艾滋病

Lesson 11 AIDS 艾滋病

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AIDS is a disease that kills. It is caused by a virus called HIV. Sharing needles or having sex with an AIDS patient spreads it. More and more people are at risk. A person with AIDS can get sick in different ways. Half of the people who have gotten AIDS have died. There is no cure, but you can protect yourself from getting the disease. You can avoid getting AIDS by knowing your sex partner well. Talk to your sex partner about it and ask aim all her personal questions. Do not have sex with a person who has the virus or shares needles with other people. Another way to avoid AIDS is never to share needles. If you must share, always clean the needle to kill the AIDS virus. Doing without drugs will lower your risk of getting AIDS.

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AIDS is a disease that kills. It is caused by a virus called HIV. Sharing needles or having sex with an AIDS patient spreads it. More and more people are at risk. A person with AIDS can get sick in different ways. Half of the people who have gotten AIDS have died. There is no cure, but you can protect yourself from getting the disease. You can avoid getting AIDS by knowing your sex partner well. Talk to your sex partner about it and ask aim all her personal questions. Do not have sex with a person who has the virus or shares needles with other people. Another way to avoid AIDS is never to share needles. If you must share, always clean the needle to kill the AIDS virus. Doing without drugs will lower your risk of getting AIDS.

Dialogue:

AIDS prevention

Man: I hear scientists in the US have discovered a new AIDS vaccine.

Woman: Does it work?

Man: I don’t know. The report says it is better than the old vaccine.

Woman: Don’t count on it. I think the best way to prevent AIDS is to keep yourself clean by having clean sex and keeping your regular sex partner.

Man: Right. That’s why doctor say AIDS prevention means cleanness.