The president called for congress to double U.S. funds to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa to $30 billion during the next 5 years. He also wants (four) full funding for (a) performance based development grants.

Mr. Bush said that mission serves America’s(n) security interests because people who live in chaos and despair are more likely to (follow this way) fall under the sway of violent(ce) ideologies. He says it also serves America’s(n) moral interests because the power (desave) to save lives comes with the obligation to use it.

 While U.S. programs in Africa(n) rarely make the news at home, the president stressed going to Africa and seeing the results, (will have) left no doubt in his mind that the mission is succeeding.

“You see it when you (holler) hold a baby that would have died of (amerary) malaria without America’s(n) support. You see it when you (are) look(ing) into the eyes of an AIDS patient who has been brought back to life. You see it in the quiet pride of (your) a child going to school for the first time and you see that(’s) turning away from this life changing(e) work (will) would be a (course) cause for shame.”

The President and Mrs. Bush visited Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Liberia last week.

NEW WORDS:

Under the sway of: v 受…支配下

Ideology: n 意识形态

Malaria: n 瘴气

TIPS:

       3月份了，小词：hold，cause。