也门塔伊兹市暴力严重影响到平民

 Civilians¹ continue to be severely² affected³ by violence in the Yemeni city of Taiz, despite the cease-fire reached two months ago between warring parties, according to the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders.

无国界医生组织说，虽然也门交战双方在两个月前就达成了停火，但塔伊兹市的暴力冲突还在继续对平民造成严重的影响。

Some of the fiercest fighting has taken place in densely⁴ populated parts of Taiz, including daily shelling, airstrikes, bomb blasts, land mine explosions and sniper fire, an MSF statement said Tuesday.

无国界医生组织星期二发表声明说，塔伊兹市人口密集区持续发生激烈的战斗，那里每天都有炮击、空袭、炸弹爆炸、地雷爆炸和狙击枪声。

None of the warring parties appears to be trying to prevent casualties among civilians, the statement said.

声明说，交战各方没有人做出任何努力来防止平民伤亡。

MSF called for all parties in Yemen’s conflict to take greater measures to protect civilians, reduce the intense level of conflict and facilitate unrestricted humanitarian⁵ access in Taiz.

无国界医生组织呼吁也门冲突各方，采取更多的措施保护平民，降低冲突的激烈程度，为人道救援不受限制进入塔伊兹提供便利。

According to the latest figures released by the U.N. human rights office, more than 3,500 people have been killed and nearly 6,300 wounded in Yemen since the beginning of Saudi Arabia’s bombing campaign against Houthi rebels about 15 months ago.

根据联合国提供的最新数字，自从沙特阿拉伯开始轰炸胡塞抵抗力量以来的15个月里，有3500多人被打死，将近6300人受伤。

A report issued by the U.N. Children's Fund on March 29 put the number of children killed at 900 and the injured at 1,300 during the first year of fighting.

联合国儿童基金会3月29日公布的报告提供的数字是，在头一年的战斗中，儿童死亡人数为900人，受伤的数字是1300人。

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• 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 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• 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 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

5 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• 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。