潘基文支持塞国的埃博拉斗争

 　　FREETOWN, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The UN Secretary General Ban Ki- moon on Friday assured the government and people of Sierra Leone of the UN commitment in helping¹ Sierra Leone's fight against the Ebola disease.

　　Addressing a press conference during his assessment² visit to get a first hand knowledge of the impact of the virus, Ban welcomed the government operation "Western Area Surge" as a means of putting a halt to the transmission chain. He said he was impressed with the command center, which was well structured and organised and the Hastings treatment center where he was impressed with one of the survivors⁴ who had contracted the disease but was now healed and has become a care giver in the treatment center.

　　Ban called on his audience to "address the virus based on facts" and scientifically with the guidance of the WHO, who he described as the "authority".

　　UN chief assures support to Sierra Leone Ebola fight

　　He maintained that the UN stood with the country through its challenging times and will continue "to be with you until this virus is put under control and wiped out of the country".

　　He observed that the country under the leadership of President Koroma has made significant progress in some parts of the country but was quick to acknowledged that there are still challenges and the disease poses a big risk to every Sierra Leonean.

　　"All must take the ownership in the fight", Ban emphasized, stressing that "zero cases must be the goal of all".

　　President Koroma recalled the visit of Ban Ki-moon in March during which he commended the country for "revamping the country from war to development". He however stated that the Ebola has reversed all the economic gains the country had achieved and has had a "very devastating⁵ impact on the country's economy".

　　He enumerated⁶ the progress made so far, noting that with the support of the international community the country has increased its capacity to fight the disease.

　　The head of state informed his visitors that he had to take full responsibility in launching a very rigorous social mobilization exercise by visiting every part of the country addressing Paramount⁷ Chiefs, religious leaders, the civil society and all strata⁸ of the community with the Ebola message.

　　President Koroma was optimistic that with the commitment of the people and the support of the international community, "Ebola will be a thing of the past".

　　Ban visited Hastings in the outskirts⁹ of the Freetown Municipality where he met the medical team running the Ebola treatment center and some survivors including one survivor³ who had now been transformed to a care giver.

　　He paid tribute to the ones who had died of the disease including a veteran Doctor, who succumbed¹⁰ to the disease some two days ago.

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• 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？

3 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

4 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

6 enumerated   

v.列举，枚举，数( enumerate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A spokesperson enumerated the strikers' demands. 发言人列数罢工者的要求。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enumerated the capitals of the 50 states. 他列举了50个州的首府。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 paramount   

a.最重要的，最高权力的

参考例句：

• My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国，摧毁奴隶制度。
• Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。

8 strata   

n.地层（复数）；社会阶层

参考例句：

• The older strata gradually disintegrate.较老的岩层渐渐风化。
• They represent all social strata.他们代表各个社会阶层。

9 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

10 succumbed   

不再抵抗（诱惑、疾病、攻击等）( succumb的过去式和过去分词 )； 屈从； 被压垮； 死

参考例句：

• The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
• After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后，该城终于屈服了。