时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2015年(六月)


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E. Ukraine Volunteers Help Children Displaced by Violence 东乌克兰志愿者帮助因暴力而流离失所的孩子


KYIV—


Ongoing 1 fighting in eastern Ukraine has displaced more than a million people. The violence and displacement 2 have affected 3 the psychological state of many of those, most worryingly - children.  Volunteers, including psychologists, are trying to help.


This carnival-like atmosphere is a welcome and joyful 4 distraction 5 for these families, internally displaced persons (IDPs), who fled fighting in east Ukraine.


Maxim 6 Maslyuk, his wife, and five children live in Kyiv after fleeing fighting in Luhansk nine months ago.  But they're still having trouble adapting.


“It’s mostly about my daughter Diana. She’s fourteen - years - old and has adapted poorly with other kids of her age.  Also, because she’s from the east.  That’s a reason for the kids [to tease her] because kids at this age are very cruel," said Maslyuk.


Lesya Litvinova, a founder 7 of the volunteer center that's running the event, says too many dismiss the displaced as rebel supporters.


She and her family got involved when she was a pregnant activist 8 a year ago in Kyiv's central square.  She wears a rubber bullet from clashes with riot police to remind herself why.


“Our generation will never come out of this situation of war.  It doesn’t matter when it stops.  Here and here (points to head and heart), it will stay for the rest of our lives," said Litvinova.


The center registers the newly displaced and arranges donated food, clothing, and medicine.  But psychological trauma 9 is a growing concern.


Olga, a mother of six from Mariupol, says they do their best to reduce stress among the families living the last few months at this resettlement house.


“The tension comes when you have to leave the ATO zone (anti-terrorist operation zone) and then you do not know where you will be living or working.  And, this is not only reflected on the psychology 10 of kids but on adults as well because they don’t know where they will be with the kids," said Olga.


Olga says while the facilities are cramped 11 and less than ideal, the volunteer psychologists help a lot.


Coordinator 12 Marina Breslavets says displaced children who experience armed conflict can face many challenges.


“Kids are afraid to sleep, to stay without grownups in a room, they also have high levels of aggression 13. Or, vice-versa, a kid happy with life and active suddenly becomes frozen," said Breslavets.


The Psychological Crisis Service has 500 volunteers across Ukraine, but project coordinator Valentina Bukovskaya says it could use more support.


“We don’t have the amount of help from the government that we need. What we need are governmental standards of rehabilitation 14, governmental programs of rehabilitation, and support for people who are suffering," said Bukovskaya.



1 ongoing
adj.进行中的,前进的
  • 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。
2 displacement
n.移置,取代,位移,排水量
  • They said that time is the feeling of spatial displacement.他们说时间是空间位移的感觉。
  • The displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.我所有精力都放在了照顾宝宝上。
3 affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • 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。
4 joyful
adj.欢乐的,令人欢欣的
  • She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
  • They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。
5 distraction
n.精神涣散,精神不集中,消遣,娱乐
  • Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注,不能有丝毫分神。
  • Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。
6 maxim
n.格言,箴言
  • Please lay the maxim to your heart.请把此格言记在心里。
  • "Waste not,want not" is her favourite maxim.“不浪费则不匮乏”是她喜爱的格言。
7 Founder
n.创始者,缔造者
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
8 activist
n.活动分子,积极分子
  • He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
  • He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
9 trauma
n.外伤,精神创伤
  • Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
  • The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。
10 psychology
n.心理,心理学,心理状态
  • She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
  • He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。
11 cramped
a.狭窄的
  • The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence. 房子十分狭小拥挤,但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。
  • working in cramped conditions 在拥挤的环境里工作
12 coordinator
n.协调人
  • The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下,负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
  • How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室?
13 aggression
n.进攻,侵略,侵犯,侵害
  • So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结,就不必惧怕外来侵略。
  • Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。
14 rehabilitation
n.康复,悔过自新,修复,复兴,复职,复位
  • 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。
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