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Dealing with AIDS

Unit 5WHAT DOES "AIDS" MEAN?

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

获得性免疫缺损综合症 :

Acquired means you can get infected with it; Immune Deficiency means a weakness in the body's system that fights diseases. Syndrome means a group of health problems that make up a disease. AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. If you get infected with HIV, your body will try to fight the infection. It will make "antibodies", special molecules that are supposed to fight HIV.

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The red ribbon

• The red ribbon is an international symbol of AIDS awareness that is worn by people all year round and particularly around World AIDS Day to demonstrate care and concern about HIV and AIDS, and to remind others of the need for their support and commitment.

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Language Points• Para 1 strengthenbond…living life upinvincible

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Part 2 (Para. 2-4)

• Questions

• 1. What was the author’s misunderstanding about AIDS?

• 2. Why did David hang up on the author?

• 3. How did David catch AIDS?

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…so we didn’t hang out so much hang out: spend a lot of time in a particular place

So I called him and he hung up on me Blow it off I confronted him as to why

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affect a sick joke When I got home…make sense: … I was the only one there for him be here/there for sb. sooner or later have something/ nothing to do with turn one’s back on sb.

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• …he had full blown AIDS.• couldn’t find the words: • go through sth. • go through a bad/difficult/rough/sticky

patch (informal

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in times of sth. keep things together: manage to arrange everything

in good orderbed-riddenoutlookmarkHe went peacefully.

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• 1. enjoying a happy life• 2. put down the receiver and refused to take my

phone call• 3. refuse to help/ support him• 4. didn’t give up and continued to be with him • 5. suffer/experience so much pain and stress• 6. restrain my feelings and endure all the hardship