Unit 3 A healthy life Section Ⅳ Learning about Language amp；Using Language[原文呈现][读文清障] HIV/AIDS: ARE YOU AT RISK①？HIV② is a virus. A virus is a very small living thing that causes disease. There are many different viruses, for example, the flu virus or the SARS③ virus. HIV weakens a person's immune④ system; that is, the part of the body that fights disease. You can have HIV in your blood for a long time, but eventually HIV will damage your immune system so much that your body can no longer fight disease. This stage of the illness is called AIDS⑤. If you develop AIDS, your chances⑥ of survival⑦ are very small.HIV is spread through blood or the fluid⑧ that the body makes during sex⑨. For a person to become infected⑩， blood or sexual fluid that carries the virus, has to get inside the body through broken skin or by injection. One day scientists will find a cure for⑪ HIV/AIDS. Until that happens, you need to protect yourself. Here are some things you can do to make sure you stay safe⑫.①at risk 处境危险；遭受危险②HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)人体免疫缺损病毒(艾滋病病毒)③SARS(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)非典型性肺炎(严重急性呼吸道综合征)④immune/I'mju n/ːadj.有免疫力的⑤AIDS/eIdz/(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)艾滋病(后天免疫缺损综合征)⑥chances 此处指“某事发生的可能性”。⑦survival/s 'vaIvəl/n.幸存⑧fluid/'flu Id/ːn.流体；液体⑨sex/seks/n.性；性别⑩infected adj.受感染的⑪a cure for ... 治疗……的方法⑫you can do 是省略引导词 that 的定语从句，修饰 some things; you stay safe 是make sure 的宾语从句。HIV 病毒/艾滋病：你是否面临危险？HIV 是一种病毒(人体免疫缺损病毒)。病毒是引发疾病的微生物。它有许多不同的种类，如流感病毒或 SARS 病毒。HIV 病毒会削弱人体的免疫系统，即身体里与疾病抗衡的那个部分。在你的血液中，HIV 病...
