时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2018年(十一月)


英语课

Civilians 1 fleeing the fighting between the government and Houthi rebels are facing severe shortage of food. Children are malnourished to the point of starvation, and in some areas they’re dying from cholera 2 and of diphtheria. My daughter got sick all of a sudden, we tried to nurse her back to health in the neighborhood, but two days later she died. By the time we had buried her, her brother had gotten sick, so we took him to Sanaa, thinking they’d cure him, but he also died.


逃离政府和胡塞叛军战乱的百姓正面临严重的粮食紧缺问题。孩子们营养不良,食不果腹。一些地区的孩子甚至死于霍乱和白喉。我女儿突然就病了,我们竭力在周边地区照护她,希望她恢复健康,但两天后,她死了。她刚刚入土为安,她哥哥又病了,于是我们把哥哥送到萨那进行治疗,但哥哥也病逝了。


An UN humanitarian 3 official told the UN Security Council that many deaths in Yemen are Hunger-related. We also know that many deaths are hidden. Only half the health facilities in Yemen are functioning, and many Yemenis are too poor to access the ones that are open. Lowcock said that according to an earlier estimate, 130 children under the age of five were dying every day in Yemen from extreme hunger and disease, and that this situation is getting worse.


联合国负责人道主义事务的一位工作人员告诉安理会,也门死去的很多人都是因为饥饿。我们还知道有很多人的死亡都不为人所知。也门只有半数保健设施还可以运转,而且很多百姓身无长物,也用不起还在这样的保健设施。Lowcock称,根据此前的估测,也门每天都有130个5岁以下的儿童死亡,死因是极度饥饿和疾病,而且每况愈下。


My assessment 4, my advice to you is that there is now a clear and present danger of an imminent 5 and great big famine engulfing 6 Yemen much bigger than anything, any professional in this field has seen during their working lives. UN officials say 1.8 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition 7 in Yemen with 400,000 of them dangerously undernourished. Local warned that the whole population is in danger of starvation if the fighting doesn’t stop. He said the food aid will not be able to feed 29 million Yemenis. Zlatica Hoke, VOA News, Washington.


我本人有一个估测和建议给你们:现在存在一个很明确的危险——一场大型饥荒即将到来并席卷也门,来势汹汹,前所未有。这一定是这一行的任何专业人士工作这么久都未曾见到过的。联合国工作人员表示,也门有180万儿童患有急性营养不良,其中有40万人严重营养不良。当地发出警示称,所以人都面临着饥饿的危险,除非战事停止。他还说,粮食援助是无法补给也门2900万人的。感谢收听霍克从华盛顿发回的报道。



1 civilians
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
2 cholera
n.霍乱
  • The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。
  • Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。
3 humanitarian
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。
4 assessment
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?
5 imminent
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的
  • The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
  • The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
6 engulfing
adj.吞噬的v.吞没,包住( engulf的现在分词 )
  • A photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house darkness. 一位摄影师把电灯的保险丝烧断了,使整栋房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A professional photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house in darkness. 一位职业摄影师把保险丝烧断了使整所房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自辞典例句
7 malnutrition
n.营养不良
  • 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。
学英语单词
amhydrous sodium sulfate
amphiroa ephedraea
Anderson-Fabry syndrome
angiocardiographia
arm pads
bajri
bandwidth allocation control protocol
bilge suction non-return valve
boulderstrewn
buming
canvas apron
cargo information
centistock
cervical insemination technique
chinniest
chronic respiratory disease (crd) of murine
circl
cityview
Civil Air Regulation
cobalt(ii) rhodanate
cofibrations
coiler wheel
colossum
coma bobe
common american shads
communication zone
commutator-segment assembly
compactus
crooked timber
curtsied
dark exchange
deviation of root circle diameter
diethyl phthalate
divided battery control
drained shear characteristic
edgetone
end-of-message code
endocrinolog
environmental problems
Eofandom
extendible compiler
fibromatogenic
filler brick
financial bonds
fire-resistant lifeboat
flexible gear-shift lever
Ganser's symptom
glyceryl monothioglycollate
granular leukoplakia
gyrolites
habibis
horizontal clamp
hornyhead chub
import factor
intraligamentous
Jesus of Nazareth
knife money
landing process
lestrigonus latissimus
logical OR symbol
ludovic
make it snappy
mavras
mercury vacuum gauge
metallic shot
Meteorological Research Committee
monocomponent adhesive
Mukutawa R.
Nervus fibularis superficialis
Ng'iro, Ewaso
non-compensatory stock option
odontoidectomy
onci
phantasmagories
plastics alloy
plunger type control valve
possets
PSCM
pyogenic granuloma
Pālgaon
radarmeteorology
random vibration theory
ransomville
recombination type transducer
reversing bevel
Rosa hwangshanensis
rosmarinifolia
safety-lok
segmented anode
semoule
shipborne system
special-shaped parts
specific-gravity scale
split-stator variable capacitor
steam connection
syncarpy
tashia
three-address code
tulane
unassignable node
variation with pressure
wet spinning