【英音模仿秀】叙利亚难民新娘

模仿文本： The UN refugee agency the UNHCR estimates that half a million Syrians who have fled the conflict at home have gone to Jordan. They may find a temporary shelter, but many remain destitute¹. Faced with a dire² situation, some Syrian families are resorting to drastic measures. Our correspondent Beth McLeod reports from Amman on one disturbing trend: families marrying their young daughters to much older men for money. 

 

译文： 联合国难民署预计50万因叙利亚的冲突逃走的叙利亚人已经到达了约旦。他们可能会找到一个临时的住所，但是许多仍将保持贫困。面临这可怕的境况，许多叙利亚家庭将依靠猛烈的举措。我们的通讯员Beth McLeod从安曼报道了一个令人不安的趋势：许多家庭将他们年幼的女儿嫁给很老的男人换钱。

 

1 destitute   

adj.缺乏的；穷困的

参考例句：

• They were destitute of necessaries of life.他们缺少生活必需品。
• They are destitute of common sense.他们缺乏常识。

2 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。