美国英语听力80篇1 Lesson19

[00:05.80]April seventh was World Health Day.
[00:09.27]The World Health Organization and the International Federation¹ of Red Cross
[00:14.52]and Red Crescent Societies made blood supply safety the message of the day.
[00:20.82]Hospitals and doctors need safe blood to use in operations and other treatments.
[00:29.02]Safe blood saves lives.
[00:31.95]Every day,thousands of people would die if other people did not give blood.
[00:38.84]Most blood is given to four kinds ofpatients:Pregnant² women who suffer bleeding inside their bodies;
[00:47.20]Children whose blood lacks iron:Accident victims:And people with cancer.
[00:53.89]The World Health Organization says a large maiority of the world population does not have a safe blood supply.
[01:03.97]A WHO study finds that people in poor countries face the most risk from unsafe blood supplies.
[01:12.70]Many of these countries are also places where diseases⁴ are spreading most quickly.
[01:20.27]The WHO and the Red Cross and Red Crescent have begun a year-long campaign to improve blood supplies around the world.
[01:30.70]Theh groups want to make clear who should give blood and who should not.
[01:36.63]The experts say you should only give blood if you are healthy and do not have an infection that can be passed through blood.
[01:46.97]Most people can give blood as often as every four months.
[01:52.27]This is importandt because no blood products can be used after thirty-five days in storage.
[02:00.56]Experts say people who do not feel well should not give blood.
[02:05.60]They say pregnant women or women who have been pregnant within the past year should not give blood either.
[02:12.99]They also say people with medical conditions like heart disease³ or diabetes⁵ should not give blood.
[02:21.09]And,people taking some kinds of medicine should not give blood.
[02:26.05]The WHO says blood that is given should always be tested for three diseases-hepatitis B,
[02:36.21]syphilis and the vires that causes AIDS.
[02:40.26]The WHO says blood also should be tested for infecions like hepatitis C,chagas disease and malaria⁶.
[02:50.32]The WHO and Red Cross urging officials not to pay people to give blood.
[02:58.65]Studies have shown that blood is more likely to be unsafe when it comes from a person who is paid for the service.
[03:07.43]The health organizations say new and safe equipment must always be used to collect blood.

1 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

2 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

3 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

4 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。

5 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

6 malaria   

n.疟疾

参考例句：

• He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
• Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。