万花筒 2010-10-08&10-09 联合国募集115亿美元对抗三

The United Nations announced new pledges to fight Aids, tuberculosis¹ and malaria² at its Global Fund Conference in New York on Tuesday. Public and private donors³ of the fund made commitments worth 11.5 billion US dollars over the next three years. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the money would impact the lives of millions. "This is more than we did the last time at the last replenishment⁴ conference. And it is enough to give millions of people living in fear a new lease on life. "More than forty countries, private foundations and corporations were asked to make pledges that fell short of the 13 billion dollars the UN was hoping to raise. But Ban especially praised the United States, France, Japan, Canada and Norway for their increased donations. "At a time when so many governments are tightening⁵ their belts, and these commitments send a powerful message. It shows that many world leaders want to do the right thing beyond their borders, too. "Since its creation in 2002, the global fund has become the main source of finance for programs to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria. It provides 1/4 of all international financing for Aids globally, 2/3 for tuberculosis, and 3/4 for malaria. Today it has channelled almost 20 billion dollars to support prevention and treatment programs against the three diseases. Aids, tuberculosis and malaria together kill millions of people each year, most of them in the world's poorest countries.

1 tuberculosis   

n.结核病，肺结核

参考例句：

• People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis.人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核。
• Tuberculosis is a curable disease.肺结核是一种可治愈的病。

2 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。

3 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 replenishment   

n.补充(货物)

参考例句：

• Since the wartime population needed replenishment, pregnancies were a good sign. 最后一桩倒不失为好现象，战时人口正该补充。
• Natural replenishment of this vast supply of underground water occurs very slowly. 靠自然补充大量地下水是十分缓慢的。

5 tightening   

上紧，固定，紧密

参考例句：

• Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
• It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。