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| Thursday is World AIDS Day. |
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星期四是世界艾滋病日。 |
| For almost 30 years, the United Nations has marked World AIDS Day on December 1. |
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联合国近30年来都在12月1日纪念世界艾滋病日。 |
| People often note the number of deaths from AIDS, short for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. |
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人们时常会注意到艾滋病致死人数，艾滋病（AIDS）是获得性免疫缺陷综合症的简称。 |
| The virus has killed tens of millions of people since it was first identified in the 1980s. |
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该病毒自上世纪80年代被首次确认以来，已经导致了数千万人死亡。 |
| But on this World AIDS Day, there is more hope than ever before that researchers are getting close to finding a vaccine to protect against infection. |
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但是今年的世界艾滋病日比以往有了更大的希望，研究人员越来越接近找到一种可以预防感染的疫苗。 |
| Much has happened since the first World AIDS Day observance in 1988. |
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自从1988年第一次世界艾滋病日纪念活动以来发生了很多事情。 |
| Countries where people did not talk about the virus now test people and treat those who are infected. |
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没有听过这种病毒的国家现在都开始给人们做检查，并治疗感染者。 |
