英闻天下——175 UN Chief: Long Way from Getting Syrians Together
英语课
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that it's still a long way from "getting the Syrians together" for a political solution to the crisis in the country.
At his first press conference this year, Ban characterized the humanitarian 1 situation in Syria as "dire 2" and "getting worse."
"The use of heavy weapons in urban centers is causing terrible damage, with whole towns and neighborhoods emptied or destroyed. Sexual violence is widespread. I want to stress the need for accountability and justice for the crimes we have seen - and for crimes that could still take place if already high sectarian tensions explode into mass reprisals 3 and killings 4."
Ban called again for all states to stop sending arms to either side in Syria and said he is working with Joint 5 Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi on his diplomatic efforts.
According to the UN, around 10-thousand Syrian refugees crossed into Jordan during the past week.
The total number of refugees in Jordan is more than 300-thousand.
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
- 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。
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。
n.报复（行为）( reprisal的名词复数 )
- They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals. 他们因为害怕报复而不想作证。
- They took bloody reprisals against the leaders. 他们对领导进行了血腥的报复。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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。