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时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2017年(四月)
Hunger Crisis in East Africa - Somalia
Some 14.4 million people in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya need humanitarian 1 assistance, according to the United Nations. In some places, acute food insecurity could soon deteriorate 2 into famine.
“Famines are rare, and we don't use the term lightly. In most cases, people face extreme food insecurity and are in need of emergency food assistance without the situation being categorized as a famine,” said Matthew Nims, Acting 3 Director of USAID's Office of Food for Peace, in testimony 4 before the U.S. House of Representatives. In February, the UN declared famine in South Sudan, while regions of three other countries—Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen—are teetering on the brink 5.
Next to South Sudan, Somalia is the country of greatest concern. Here, the effects of the latest drought are exacerbated 6 by conflict, said Mr. Nims. “The below-average rainfall of the 2016 October-to-December season has resulted in a harvest forecasted to be 50 to 70 percent below the five-year average.”
The conditions are similar to 2011, when nearly 260,000 Somalis died in a famine triggered by what was, at the time, the Horn of Africa's worst drought in over 60 years.
But the comparisons stop there. “In February, the governments of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia all publicly committed to regional cooperation and cross-border collaboration 7 to tackle both this drought and, through longer-term investments, the underlying 8 fragility that tips vulnerable communities into crisis in recurring 9 droughts,” said Acting Director Nims.
Over the past several months, working through USAID and its partners, the U.S. government has accelerated assistance to Somalia, providing food and malnutrition 10 treatment, ensuring drinking water is safe, and improving sanitation 11 and hygiene 12. And to ensure lasting 13 impact, assistance in Somalia is sometimes linked to activities such as vocational training, designed to help build the resilience of the Somali people.
“We remain committed to providing humanitarian assistance around the world as both a moral imperative 14 and as a direct benefit to the well-being 15 of the United States,” said Acting Director Nims.
“We do this work not only because it is the right thing to do, but also because it is in the interest of the American people and promotes global stability.”
- 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。
- Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
- He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
- The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
- He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
- The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
- The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
- The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。
- The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain. 他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
- He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。
- The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
- This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。
- This kind of problem is recurring often. 这类问题经常发生。
- For our own country, it has been a time for recurring trial. 就我们国家而言，它经过了一个反复考验的时期。
- 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。
- 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。
- Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
- He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
- He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
- The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。
- He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
- My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。