2007年VOA标准英语-Palestinian Refugees in Iraq to Get Medical Tre
时间：2019-02-04 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（八月）
Geneva
05 August 2007
A recent photo from files of UNHCR-built tent-camp for Palestinians in Iraq, near Syrian border
The United Nations High Commissioner 1 for Refugees says Syria has allowed four seriously ill young Palestinians to enter the country to receive urgently needed medical treatment. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters in Geneva that the young Palestinians are among 1,500 Palestinian refugees stranded 2 for months on the Iraqi side of the border with Syria.
The four patients are aged 3 between two and 21. They are suffering from severe diabetes 4, paralysis 5, Hodgkins disease and heart problems. U.N. refugee agency spokesman Ron Redmond says they have been stranded in a desolate 6 camp in the Iraqi desert for months with no proper medical care.
"The four are now in very critical condition and we greatly appreciate this decision by Syrian authorities," said Redmond. "Two of the four will be allowed to remain in Syria, with some family members, while undergoing urgently needed medical care. The other two will travel on to third countries, where they will receive more specialized 7 care."
Redmond says the UNHCR is monitoring the progress of the four Palestinians. He says the agency also is picking up the expense of their medical care, lodging 8 and rehabilitation 9.
Redmond says there are at least 16 other critically ill Palestinians remaining in the Iraqi refugee camp. He says life there has become unbearable 10, with temperatures nearing 50 degrees centigrade. He says the Palestinians are unable to get the specialized medical treatment they so desperately 11 need.
"They include a three-year-old suffering from severe and painful skin rash, a one-year old with serious urinary problems, a two-year-old suffering from cerebral 12 palsy and several other cases," he said. "We continue our search for urgent solutions to get these children out, as most of them might die or be handicapped for life if they do not get proper care soon."
Before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, Iraq had 30,000 registered Palestinian refugees. They enjoyed a privileged position under Saddam Hussein's rule. Since his overthrow 13, the Palestinians have become the target of attacks from Iraqis hostile to the favors they had received from Saddam.
About 15,000 Palestinians remain in Baghdad. The UNHCR says they are intimidated 14, harassed 15 and vulnerable to being killed or kidnapped.
Unlike other persecuted 16 Iraqis who can flee to neighboring countries, Redmond says the Palestinian refugees cannot leave. He says no country is willing to take them.
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
- I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。
- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
- In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
- Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
- The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
- The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
- The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
- We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。
- There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
- These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。
- The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。
- Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?
- He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
- No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。
- It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
- The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。
- He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
- He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
- Your left cerebral hemisphere controls the right-hand side of your body.你的左半脑控制身体的右半身。
- He is a precise,methodical,cerebral man who carefully chooses his words.他是一个一丝不苟、有条理和理智的人，措辞谨慎。
- After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
- The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
- We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
- The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》