时间:2019-01-24 作者:英语课 分类:英音模仿秀


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模仿文本: The UN refugee agency the UNHCR estimates that half a million Syrians who have fled the conflict at home have gone to Jordan. They may find a temporary shelter, but many remain destitute 1. Faced with a dire 2 situation, some Syrian families are resorting to drastic measures. Our correspondent Beth McLeod reports from Amman on one disturbing trend: families marrying their young daughters to much older men for money. 
 
译文: 联合国难民署预计50万因叙利亚的冲突逃走的叙利亚人已经到达了约旦。他们可能会找到一个临时的住所,但是许多仍将保持贫困。面临这可怕的境况,许多叙利亚家庭将依靠猛烈的举措。我们的通讯员Beth McLeod从安曼报道了一个令人不安的趋势:许多家庭将他们年幼的女儿嫁给很老的男人换钱。
 
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adj.缺乏的;穷困的
  • They were destitute of necessaries of life.他们缺少生活必需品。
  • They are destitute of common sense.他们缺乏常识。
adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的
  • There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
  • We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了,但是我们渡过了困难。
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