【英语时差8,16】专家直言，全球爱滋危机言过其实
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：英语时差8，16
英语课
As World AIDS Day is marked on Dec. 1, some experts are growing more outspoken 1 in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs.
They argue that the world has entered a post-AIDS era in which the disease's spread has largely been curbed 2 in much of the world, Africa excepted.
"AIDS is a terrible humanitarian 3 tragedy, but it's just one of many terrible humanitarian tragedies," said Jeremy Shiffman, who studies health spending at Syracuse University.
Roger England of Health Systems Workshop, a think tank based in the Caribbean island of Grenada, goes further. He argues that UNAIDS, the U.N. agency leading the fight against the disease, has outlived its purpose and should be disbanded.
Paul de Lay, a director at UNAIDS, disagrees. It's valid 4 to question AIDS' place in the world's priorities, he says, but insists the turnaround is very recent and it would be wrong to think the epidemic 5 is under control.
adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的
- He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
- She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。
v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的过去式和过去分词 )
- Advertising aimed at children should be curbed. 针对儿童的广告应受到限制。 来自辞典例句
- Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia. 俄罗斯需要抑制通货膨胀。 来自辞典例句
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的
- His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
- Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？