比尔盖茨在哈佛大学的演讲(10)

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During our discussions on this question, Melinda and I read an article about the millions of children who were dying every year in poor countries from diseases that we had long ago made harmless in this country. Measles, malaria, pneumonia, hepatitis B, yellow fever. One disease I had never even heard of, rotavirus, was killing half a million kids each year – none of them in the United States.
在讨论过程中，Melinda和我读到了一篇文章，里面说在那些贫穷的国家，每年有数百万的儿童死于那些在美国早已不成问题的疾病。麻疹、疟疾、肺 炎、乙型肝炎、黄热病、还有一种以前我从未听说过的轮状病毒，这些疾病每年导致50万儿童死亡，但是在美国一例死亡病例也没有。

We were shocked. We had just assumed that if millions of children were dying and they could be saved, the world would **make it a priority**** to discover and deliver the medicines to save them. But it did not. For under a dollar, there were interventions that could save lives that just weren’t being delivered.
我们被震惊了。我们想，如果几百万儿童正在死亡线上挣扎，而且他们是可以被挽救的，那么世界理应将用药物拯救他们作为头等大事。但是事实并非如此。那些价格还不到一美元的救命的药剂，并没有送到他们的手中。

during

在…的时候;在…期间

1.During his summer vacation he visited Russia
暑假期间他去美国了。

2.During the university , I learn about lots of useful knowledge
在大学期间，我学到了很多有用的知识。

3. During the National Day holiday，I 'd rather stay home than go out.
   国庆节假期期间，我宁愿呆在家里也不愿出去。

assume

假定

1.Let's assume x = y
让我们假设x= y

2.I assume you have learned about it
我想你已经知道了。

3.Don't assume you are better than others
不要以为你比别人强

make it a priority

使它成为头等大事

1.Listening to BBC news can make studying English easer.
听英国广播公司新闻可以使学习英语更容易。

2.Stress can make your hair breakage and damage.
压力可以让你的头发脱落和损伤

3.Hard work could make you dream possible.
努力工作可以使你的梦想成为可能。

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