11-03-09

 

11-03-09

世卫组织:梅毒在中国广泛传播 (WHO: Syphilis Spreads in China)

一位中国公共卫生高层官员说，现在梅毒在中国广泛传播。梅毒是一种通过性行为传染的性病。世界卫生组织援引中国疾病预防控制中心性病控制中心陈祥生的话说，在20世纪60年代被基本杜绝的梅毒在过去十年间增长了十倍。有关官员表示，中国境内感染梅毒的人数上升了30%。 陈祥声表示，这种病毒在东南沿海经济腾飞地区尤其普遍。这个地区的贫富差距问题也更为严重。他说，娼妓，由农村涌入城市的农民工，以及不健全的医疗保健制度导致了梅毒在中国的传播。

A senior Chinese public health official says China is experiencing a spread of syphilis, a sexually transmitted viral disease. The World Health Organization quotes Xiang-Sheng Chen of China's Center for the Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases as saying the disease that China virtually eradicated in the 1960s has experienced a tenfold increase over the past decade. The official adds that across the nation now, the number of syphilis cases is increasing by 30 percent. Chen says the spread of the disease is especially prevalent in the coastal southeastern areas, where the economy is booming, but the economic inequality is also greater. He blames prostitution, worker migration from the countryside to cities, and poor health care systems for the increasing spread of syphilis in China. syph‧i‧lis / ˈsɪf ə ləs, ˈsɪf ə lɪs / noun [ uncountable ] a very serious disease that is passed from one person to another during sexual activity — syphilitic / ˌsɪfəˈlɪtɪk◂, ˌsɪfɪˈlɪtɪk◂ / adjective   e‧rad‧i‧cate / ɪˈrædəkeɪt, ɪˈrædɪkeɪt / verb [ transitive ] to completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem eradicate something from something We can eradicate this disease from the world. an attempt to eradicate inflation This problem has now been completely eradicated. —    eradication / ɪˌrædəˈkeɪʃ ə n, ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃ ə n / noun [ uncountable ] pros‧ti‧tute 1 / ˈprɒstətjuːt, ˈprɒstɪtjuːt $ ˈprɑːstətuːt / noun [ countable ] someone, especially a woman, who earns money by having sex with people —      pros‧ti‧tu‧tion / ˌprɒstəˈtjuːʃ ə n, ˌprɒstɪˈtjuːʃ ə n $ ˌprɑːstəˈtuːʃ ə n / noun [ uncountable ] the work of prostitutes

默克尔对美议员发表讲话纪念柏林墙倒塌 (Merkel Marks Berlin Wall Anniversary with Address to U.S. Congress)

德国总理默克尔呼吁美国与德国合作，“共同战胜21世纪的墙”。她以此来纪念柏林墙倒塌20周年。默克尔星期二在华盛顿向美国参众两院联席会议发表了讲话。上个星期刚刚开始第二届任期的默克尔感谢美国议员和人民在1989年柏林墙倒塌后对德国统一的支持。 但是默克尔也呼吁美国议员关注现在的墙，其中包括气候变化问题。她敦促议员们支持即将于12月在哥本哈根出台的国际气候公约。她的讲话频频被掌声打断。这位德国总理还重申了德国对于阿富汗和以色列安全的支持，并且表示允许伊朗拥有原子弹是不可接受的。

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the United States to work with Germany to "overcome the walls of the 21st century," as she marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Chancellor Merkel made the remarks in Washington Tuesday as she addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. Ms. Merkel - who began her second term in office last week - thanked U.S. lawmakers and the American people for their support of the reunification of Germany after the wall came down (on November 9) in 1989. But the chancellor called on U.S. lawmakers to focus on current walls, including the problem of climate change. She urged lawmakers to support a global climate agreement at the December climate conference in Copenhagen. Frequently interrupted by applause, the chancellor also reiterated Germany's support for security in Afghanistan and Israel, and said a nuclear bomb in the hands of Iran is not acceptable. u‧ni‧fi‧ca‧tion AC / ˌjuːnəfəˈkeɪʃ ə n, ˌjuːnɪfəˈkeɪʃ ə n / noun [ uncountable ] the act of combining two or more groups, countries etc to make a single group or country unification of the unification of Germany