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DATE=8-13-01
TITLE=DEVELOPMENT REPORT - WHO-Leprosy
BYLINE=Jill Moss¹

（Start at 59"）This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Development Report.
The World Health Organization says its ten-year campaign to remove (1)leprosy as a world health problem has been successful.  Doctor Gro Harlem Brundtland is head of the Geneva-based W-H-O.  She says the number of leprosy cases around the world has been cut by ninety percent during the past ten years.  She says efforts continue to completely end the disease².
Leprosy is caused by bacteria spread through (2)liquid from the nose and mouth.  The disease mainly (3)affects the skin and nerves³.  However, if leprosy is not treated leprosy it can cause (4)permanent damage to the skin, nerves, eyes, arms or legs.
In Nineteen-Ninety-Nine, an international campaign began to end leprosy.  The World Health Organization, governments of countries most affected⁴ by the disease, and several other groups are part of the campaign.  This (5)alliance⁵ (6)guarantees that all leprosy (7)patients, even if they are poor, have a right to the most modern treatment. 
Mizz Brundtland says leprosy has affected humans since the very beginning of recorded history.  However, she says it is no longer a disease that requires life-long treatments by medical experts.  Instead, patients can take what is called a "multi-drug therapy," or M-D-T.  This modern treatment will cure leprosy in six to twelve months, depending on the form of the disease.  The treatment (8)combines several drugs taken daily or once a month.
The W-H-O has given M-D-T to patients free for the last five years.  The international drug company Novartis has been (9)manufacturing and providing the treatment without cost.  It says it will continue to provide M-D-T until Two-Thousand-Five.
The members of the alliance against leprosy plan to (10)target the countries still threatened by leprosy.  Among the (11)estimated six-hundred-thousand victims around the world, the W-H-O believes about seventy percent are in India.  The disease also remains⁶ a problem in South America, especially in Brazil. 
The biggest barriers to completely controlling leprosy may be in Africa.  The World Health Organization says this (12)continent is the second most affected area in the world.  Yet, the rise of AIDS and other deadly diseases⁷ along with armed conflicts and social tension⁸ make treating leprosy in Africa difficult. 
This VOA Special English Development Report was written by Jill Moss.

(1) leprosy [‘lepr[si] n. [医] 麻疯病, 腐败
(2) liquid [‘likwid]n. 液体, 流体, 流音; adj. 液体的, 清澈的, 透明的, 明亮的, 流动的, 易变的, (财务)易变卖的
(3) affect [[’fekt] vt. 影响, 感动, 侵袭, 假装
(4) permanent [‘p:m[n[nt] adj. 永久的, 持久的
(5) alliance [[lai[ns] n. 联盟, 联合
(6) guarantee [gAr[n’ti:] n. 保证, 保证书, 担保, 抵押品; vt. 保证, 担保
(7) patient [‘peiFnt] n. 病人, 患者; adj. 忍耐的, 耐心的
(8) combine [k[m’bain] v. (使)联合, (使)结合; n. 联合企业, 联合收割机; n. 联合收割机
(9) manufacture [mAnjJ’fAkt[] vt. 制造, 加工; n. 制造, 制造业, 产品
(10) target [‘ta:git] n. 目标, 对象, 靶子
(11) estimate [‘estimeit] v.n. 估计, 估价, 评估
(12) continent [‘kRntin[nt] n. 大陆, 陆地

 

1 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

2 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。

3 nerves   

n.神经紧张 vt.鼓起勇气

参考例句：

• What he said at the meeting strung her nerves up. 他在会议上的发言使她的神经很紧张。
• At the end of a day's teaching, her nerves were absolutely shattered. 教了一天课，她精疲力竭。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 alliance   

n.同盟，同盟国，结盟，联姻

参考例句：

• China will not enter into alliance with any big power.中国不同任何大国结盟。
• The new alliance was very much in evidence.新的联盟上星期很引人注目。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 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。

8 tension   

n.(紧张)状态；拉(绷)紧；张力，拉力

参考例句：

• I could feel the tension in the room. 我可以感觉到房间里的紧张气氛。
• Relaxaion is better than tension. 缓和比紧张好。