VOA标准英语2014--居住在肯尼亚的难民企盼家乡和平

 

Refugees Living in Kenya Long for Peace at Home 居住在肯尼亚的难民企盼家乡和平 

EASTLEIGH, KENYA—

Kenya is host to numerous refugees seeking safe haven¹ from conflict. Immigrants from Somalia face challenges in their new lives in Kenya.

Twenty-two year old Ahmed Shaciye runs a clothing business in Eastleigh, on the outskirts² of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Four years ago, he and two friends combined their resources to import clothes from Dubai and China and sell them at a profit. Their thriving enterprise draws in customers from all over the area.

What's notable about their success is the fact that Shaciye is a Somali refugee. He fled Mogadishu seven years ago but says he plans to return someday to rebuild his country. "Somalia, there’s fighting always, there are terrorists, and it isn’t a peaceful place," he said. "It is not a place to live; now that we are here in Kenya we live and work here. When Somalia becomes peaceful we will go back home."

Eastleigh or ‘small Mogadishu,’ is home to thousands of Somali migrants. Most, who have attained³ legal status, are either second or third generation Kenyan Somalis.

Journalist Asaid Hassan fled the Hodan District in Somalia in 2006 at the height of the al-Shabab insurrection. Hassan worked at Horn Afrika Radio, which was taken over by extremists.

Today Hassan works at Star FM, which is based in Eastleigh. The radio station covers Kenya and parts of Somalia. He says he and other Somalis face similar challenges living in Kenya.

"Number one is the ethnic⁴ profiling. Also there’s lack of documentation, we have come [stayed] here for so long and we have a problem of getting the proper identification in Kenya and when we come across the police they ask us ‘Why we don’t have it,'" Hassan noted⁵.

Two weeks ago the International Organization for Migration⁶, or IOM, in collaboration⁷ with UNHCR, began the voluntary repatriation⁸ of 94 Somali refugees from Kenya, 23 years after conflict and famine drove them from their homeland. The process is supported by Somalia.

Michael Pillinger, the Senior Operations Officer and Programs Coordinator⁹, says the refugees are provided humane¹⁰ treatment. “IOM with other partners such as UNHCR, the government of Kenya and other organizations, ensures that refugees that are coming to Kenya have all the adequate services available to them in relation to their concerns or whether in transit¹¹ or they are for a given time allowed to stay in Kenya until the situation is resolved..”

As the world marks International Migrants Day on December 18, IOM is looking towards its post-2015 development plan to ease the poverty of the migrants in Kenya.

1 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

2 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。

3 attained   

（通常经过努力）实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 )； 达到； 获得； 达到（某年龄、水平、状况）

参考例句：

• She has attained the degree of Master of Arts. 她已获得文学硕士学位。
• Lu Hsun attained a high position in the republic of letters. 鲁迅在文坛上获得崇高的地位。

4 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

7 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• 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。

8 repatriation   

n.遣送回国，归国

参考例句：

• The Volrep programme is the preferred means of repatriation. 政府认为自愿遣返计划的遣返方法较为可取。 来自互联网
• Arrange the cargo claiming and maritime affairs,crews repatriation,medical treatment,traveling so on. （六）洽办货物理赔，船舶海事处理，办理船员遣返，就医，旅游等。 来自互联网

9 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• 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？

10 humane   

adj.人道的，富有同情心的

参考例句：

• Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
• Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。

11 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。