Today the Surgeon General unveiled a new pamphlet about AIDS,
今天,衛生部局長公布了一份有關艾滋病的新手冊,
calling for sex education in a schools in an effort to slow the epidemic.
呼吁在各學校進行性教育,旨在減少艾滋病病患人數。
NPR's Richard Harris has details.
下面請聽我臺記者理查德·哈里斯發回的報道。
"Surgeon General C. Everett Coop has been closely affiliated with the Right to Life Movement,
衛生部的埃弗雷特一直都緊密支持著生存權的運動
and other organizations that oppose sex education in schools.
以及其他反對學校性教育的組織。
Until today, the Surgeon General had made no major statement about AIDS; so his recommendations are somewhat of a departure.
直到今天為止,衛生部對于艾滋病也沒有做出重大聲明;所以他的建議跟他之前的看法是相悖的。
'AIDS education must start at the lowest grade possible as part of any health or hygiene program.
艾滋病教育必須從最低年級開始,這應該是每一個衛生項目的部分內容。
And there is no doubt that we need sex education in schools
而且毫無疑問的是,我們需要在學校推行性教育,
and that it includes information on sexual practices that may put our children at risk for AIDS.'
這種性教育應該包含發生性關系的知識,這樣才能免于孩子們感染艾滋病。
He said the Federal Government should allocate more money for AIDS education.
他說,聯邦政府應該分撥款項,投入到艾滋病教育中去。
Coop also recommended the use of condoms.
埃弗雷特還推薦了避孕套的使用方法。
He said that even religious groups that oppose contraception agree that condoms are needed in the fight against AIDS.
他說,即便是反對避孕的宗教團體也認同一點,那就是避孕套在抗擊艾滋病的過程中是必要用品。
Coop added that quarantines and mass blood screening campaigns are unnecessary.
埃弗雷特補充說,檢疫和群集血液篩查都是沒有必要的。
His guidelines are published in a pamphlet available through the mial from the Department of Health and Human Services.
他的指導方針發布在了手冊里,手冊在衛生部內人手一冊。
I'm Richard Harris in Washington."
這里是理查德·哈里斯從華盛頓發回的報道。

Attorney General Edward Meese today announced a nationwide crackdown on the pornography industry.
司法部長愛德華·米斯今天宣布要在全國范圍內掃黃。
Meese said he is committed to redoubling the federal effort to pursue with a vengeance
米斯說自己致力于讓聯邦政府加倍努力,
and prosecute to the hilt the criminal elements trafficking in obscenity.
將犯罪分子繩之以法,手刃從事淫穢的非法交易之人。
The Attorney General also announced the formation of an obscenity task force of federal prosecutors
司法部長還宣布會成立一支由聯邦檢察官組建的掃黃特遣部隊,
and the creation of an information center to assist state and local authorities.
并成立一個信息中心,以協助各州當局和當地政府的工作。
Meese said legislation will be introduced next year to outlaw dial-a-porn services
米斯說,明年將引入新法,確認提供色情服務為非法行為,
that are found to be obscene and attack obscene cable television programming.
新法旨在打擊淫穢的網絡電視節目。
Economic output was 2.4% higher in the third quarter.
第三季度的經濟產量比上季度高了2.4%。
The modest increase in the gross national product was spurred primarily by a forty-two billion dollar surge in consumer spending.
國民生產總值(GNP)哪怕漲一點,也基本上是消費性開支提升了420億美元所帶動的。
More than half of that is the result of increased car sales.
其中有半數以上都是由售車數量上升所帶來的。
Analysts warned that consumers may have spent more than expected last quarter, which could lead to weak demand in the next two quarters.
有多位分析家警示稱,消費者上個季度的消費可能高于預期,這會導致未來兩個季度需求疲軟。
Real GNP in adjusted 1982 dollars rose to more than 3.5 trillion dollars.
1982年調整美元后,實際GNP漲到了3.5萬多億美元。