布什将赈灾捐款提高到三亿五千万美金
时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:VOA2005(上)--海啸灾难纪实
Bush Boosts Tsunami 1 Aid to $350 Million
布什将赈灾捐款提高到三亿五千万美金
President Bush is promising 2 $350 million to help victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, as the death toll 3 across a dozen countries approaches 125,000. Secretary of State Colin Powell will be leading a U.S. delegation 4 to South Asia to assess what is needed most.
President Bush says initial U.S. assessments 5 indicate that the need for financial and other help will steadily 6 increase in the days and weeks ahead.
In a written statement from his Texas ranch 7, Mr. Bush committed $350 million to fund the U.S. portion of the relief effort, and said those contributions will continue to be revised as the full effects of the tragedy become clearer.
The new aid figure is 10 times the $35 million that Washington initially 8 pledged. That first amount drew some criticism, considering the size and wealth of the United States when compared to Britain's pledge of $95 million, or Sweden's pledge of $75 million.
Announcing the new aid, President Bush said the United States is leading an international coalition 9 to help with immediate 10 humanitarian 11 relief, rehabilitation 12 and long-term reconstruction 13 efforts, along with India, Japan and Australia. He says he is confident many more nations will soon join what he calls this core group.
To help coordinate 14 the massive relief effort, the president says disaster response officials have established a support center in Thailand.
More than 20 U.S. patrol and cargo 15 aircraft have been made available to assess the disaster, and deliver relief supplies. He says the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, a maritime 16 squadron from Guam and an amphibious ship carrying a Marine 17 Expeditionary Unit will soon be in position to support relief efforts, including supplying clean water.
President Bush says he has been closely monitoring the developments, as well as recovery and relief efforts underway. He says he looks forward to the report of a U.S. delegation that will be traveling to the region, led by Secretary Powell and the president's brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
In a written New Year's statement, President Bush said the past few days have brought loss and grief to the world that is beyond comprehension. He said his prayers go out to the people of the Indian Ocean region, who have lost so much, and the United States will continue to stand with the affected 18 governments to bring aid to those in need.
Scott Stearns, VOA news, at the White House.
注释:
approach [E5prEutF] vt. 接近
initially [i5niFEli] adv. 开头
rehabilitation [5ri:(h)E7bili5teiFEn] n. 复原
massive [5mAsiv] adj. 巨大的
amphibious [Am5fibiEs] adj. 两栖的
underway [5QndE5wei] adj. 进行中的
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
- The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
- We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
- We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
- He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明,约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评;而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句
- The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
- Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
- He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
- The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
- The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
- Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- 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。
- 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。
- The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后,该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期,技术决定一切。
- You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
- Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
- Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
- The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。