درس بیست و دوم: زوما جواب آزمایش خود را آشکار کرد
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President Zuma said he was revealing his HIV status to promote openness, and to eradicate the silence and stigma that accompanies the AIDS epidemic. He told a crowd at a hospital near Johannesburg that hed now had four tests – all negative. Mr Zumas sex life has been the focus of intense scrutiny and criticism in South Africa. He has three wives and has also admitted to having unprotected sex with other women
But if his private life is controversial, his public stance on AIDS has been broadly welcomed here. His predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, questioned mainstream AIDS science, and delayed the provision of life-saving drugs. Mr Zuma, in contrast, is taking a much more proactive role. The campaign hes now backing hopes to get 15 million people tested over the next year, and provide drugs to 80% of those needing them
South Africa is the worst affected country in the world. According to UN figures, almost one in eight people are HIV positive
Andrew Harding, BBC News
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مردم را ترغیب کردن که صادقانه و آزادانه حرف بزنند to promote openness
عاملی منفی را از بین بردن to eradicate
ننگ اجتماعی، تابو stigma
همه گیر epidemic
the focus of intense scrutiny محور بررسی های دقیق؛ در اینجا: شمار زیادی از مردم رفتار آقای زوما را با دقت دنبال می کنند
آمیزش جنسی پرخطر – بدون استفاده از کاندوم having unprotected sex
his private life is controversial زندگی خصوصی او (در اینجا منظور آقای زوماست)، سوال برانگیز بوده است
موضع علنی، افکار یا باورهایی که آشکارا ابراز شود stance
به طور عمومی استقبال کرده اند broadly welcomed
نقش فعال تری بر عهده گرفته است is taking a much more proactive role
