2006年VOA标准英语-UN Forecasts Continuing Drought in Horn Of
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（二月）
By Lisa Schlein
Geneva
14 February 2006
Maasai cattle walk through an area stripped of vegetation, in the Amboseli national park in Kenya, January 4, 2006
The U.N. World Meteorological Organization forecasts continuing drought through early April in the Horn of Africa.
The World Meteorological Organization says Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, southern Sudan, northern Uganda, and northeast Tanzania are likely to experience below normal rainfall, while the northern parts of the region are likely to remain very dry. It says several of the worst affected 1 areas in the Greater Horn of Africa have recorded their driest months since 1961.
WMO spokesman, Mark Oliver, says the ongoing 2 drought will continue to impact the lives and economies of these countries.
"These impacts include loss of life, livestock 3, livelihoods 4, property, dwindling 5 supplies of pasture, water and food, and a heavy dependence 6 on aid relief," he said. "There are some areas, mainly eastern and south eastern Kenya. They did not benefit from last year's March-May seasonal 7 rainfall which is, of course, coming up again this year and they may suffer such impacts for most of this year."
The United Nations warns the Horn of Africa is facing a humanitarian 8 crisis. It notes 11 million people in Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti are in urgent need of assistance.
U.N. humanitarian spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs tells VOA the drought has killed dozens of people, hundreds of head of livestock and has raised fears of an outbreak of disease. She says aid workers are having particular difficulty in assisting people in Somalia because fighting continues and the country does not have a central government.
"For instance, we are facing logistical constraints 9 and also access problems," she said. "That is why we appealed today, we urged the local communities, the political communities, the regional and local leaders for the general mobilization to fight this unprecedented 10 humanitarian crisis which has been aggravated 11 by the worst drought in a decade in Somalia."
Byrs says the most urgent needs are for food, water and sanitation 12, and medical care. She says malnutrition 13 rates in the area are rising. She says there is increasing concern that many people who are weak from hunger may not be able to fight off disease.
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
- The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。
- First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。
- The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。 来自辞典例句
- Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
- He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
- The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
- The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
- What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
- If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
- Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。
- The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
- Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。
- In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
- It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。