VOA标准英语10月-UN: Thousands of Iraqi Christians Flee Mosul
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（十月）
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The U.N. refugee agency says almost half of the Christian 1 population in the Iraqi city of Mosul has fled after attacks and threats. UNHCR says nearly 10,000 people have fled to other areas in the past week. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters in Geneva.
The U.N. refugee agency says the Ministry 2 of Displacement 3 and Migration 4 in Mosul reports more than 1,500 families have been displaced so far. It says it cannot confirm the exact figure, but is very concerned about the situation in Mosul that is causing this mass displacement of Christians 5.
U.N. refugee spokesman, Ron Redmond, says at least 10 field assessment 6 missions have gone to areas surrounding Mosul to check on the situation. He says initial reports indicate most Christian Iraqis decided 7 to leave the city following direct as well as indirect threats or intimidation 8.
"One of those interviewed witnessed the killing 9 of a Christian Iraqi on the street, while several of the displaced told us that they had received printed threats at the university campuses, in their homes and through text messages on their mobile phones," he said. "Several others told our teams that they left when they heard news of 11 reported killings 10 of Christians in Mosul. And, others were warned by family members, friends, neighbors of potential threats and they decided to leave before it was too late."
Redmond says there is no firm indication as to who is issuing these threats. He says the Iraqi authorities reportedly have deployed 11 more than 1,000 additional police to Mosul to protect the Christians.
Mosul is about 390 kilometers north of Baghdad. It remains 12 one of Iraq's more violent cities. The Iraqi authorities and U.S. military say al-Qaida and the Sunni Islamist militant 13 group allied 14 to Osama bin 15 Laden 16 are still active in Mosul.
Redmond says the thousands of Christians who fled Mosul to other areas have many needs.
"Most of those who fled are staying with extended family members. There is an urgent need for food, clothing, non-food items like mattresses 17, blankets, stoves. They also need access to health facilities, hygiene 18 kits 19, clean water and their children, of course, are unable to go to school, so things need to be done to get them into classrooms," he said.
Redmond says most of the displaced say they fear for their lives and are not thinking of returning home for now. A few said they would only return if and when their safety and security could be assured by the local authorities.
The U.N. refugee agency says the Ministry 2 of Displacement 3 and Migration 4 in Mosul reports more than 1,500 families have been displaced so far. It says it cannot confirm the exact figure, but is very concerned about the situation in Mosul that is causing this mass displacement of Christians 5.
U.N. refugee spokesman, Ron Redmond, says at least 10 field assessment 6 missions have gone to areas surrounding Mosul to check on the situation. He says initial reports indicate most Christian Iraqis decided 7 to leave the city following direct as well as indirect threats or intimidation 8.
"One of those interviewed witnessed the killing 9 of a Christian Iraqi on the street, while several of the displaced told us that they had received printed threats at the university campuses, in their homes and through text messages on their mobile phones," he said. "Several others told our teams that they left when they heard news of 11 reported killings 10 of Christians in Mosul. And, others were warned by family members, friends, neighbors of potential threats and they decided to leave before it was too late."
Redmond says there is no firm indication as to who is issuing these threats. He says the Iraqi authorities reportedly have deployed 11 more than 1,000 additional police to Mosul to protect the Christians.
Mosul is about 390 kilometers north of Baghdad. It remains 12 one of Iraq's more violent cities. The Iraqi authorities and U.S. military say al-Qaida and the Sunni Islamist militant 13 group allied 14 to Osama bin 15 Laden 16 are still active in Mosul.
Redmond says the thousands of Christians who fled Mosul to other areas have many needs.
"Most of those who fled are staying with extended family members. There is an urgent need for food, clothing, non-food items like mattresses 17, blankets, stoves. They also need access to health facilities, hygiene 18 kits 19, clean water and their children, of course, are unable to go to school, so things need to be done to get them into classrooms," he said.
Redmond says most of the displaced say they fear for their lives and are not thinking of returning home for now. A few said they would only return if and when their safety and security could be assured by the local authorities.
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
n.(政府的)部；牧师
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
n.移置，取代，位移，排水量
- They said that time is the feeling of spatial displacement.他们说时间是空间位移的感觉。
- The displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.我所有精力都放在了照顾宝宝上。
n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙
- Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
- He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额
- This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
- What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n.恐吓，威胁
- The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
- The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
adj.协约国的；同盟国的
- Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
- Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
褥垫，床垫( mattress的名词复数 )
- The straw mattresses are airing there. 草垫子正在那里晾着。
- The researchers tested more than 20 mattresses of various materials. 研究人员试验了二十多个不同材料的床垫。
n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）
- Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
- He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。