VOA慢速英语2021 数百万索马里人需要救命的援助

The United Nations estimates that half of Somalia's population, about 7.7 million people, will require humanitarian¹ assistance and protection in 2022.

联合国估计，到2022年，索马里一半人口将需要人道主义援助和保护，这大约是770万人。

The U.N. is asking for $1.5 billion to assist 5.5 million of those considered most at-risk.

联合国要求提供15亿美元以帮助被认为风险最大的550万人。

Many years of conflict, severe weather, disease and increasing poverty have badly harmed the lives of people in Somalia. Many are facing severe hunger. The country faces a famine because of a lack of rainfall for a third year straight.

多年的冲突、恶劣的天气、疾病和日益严重的贫困严重损害了索马里人民的生活。许多人面临严重的饥饿。由于连续第三年缺少降雨，该国面临饥荒。

Adam Abdelmoula is the U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator² for Somalia. He says 80 percent of the country is affected³ by drought.

亚当·阿卜杜勒穆拉是联合国索马里人道主义协调员。他表示该国80%的地区都受到干旱影响。

He told VOA that 169,000 people have left their homes in search of water, food, and land for their farm animals.

他对美国之音表示，有16.9万人离开家园，去寻找水源、食物以及农畜用地。

"When I visited the countryside, I saw many dead animals," he said. "The people I met with...and the elderly people I met with, told me they had not seen this level of drought since the 1970s and 80s."

他说：“当我去乡下时，我看到许多死去的动物。我遇到的人和老人告诉我，自上世纪七八十年代以来，他们从未见过如此严重的干旱。”

Abdelmoula said Somalia has been overlooked because of developing crises in other parts of the world, especially in the Tigray area of northern Ethiopia and in Afghanistan.

阿卜杜勒穆拉表示，由于世界上其它地区，特别是埃塞俄比亚北部提格雷地区和阿富汗危机不断发展，索马里一直被忽视。

He added that the international community would be making a big mistake were it to overlook Somalia.

他还表示，如果忽视索马里，国际社会将会铸成大错。

Abdelmoula said that in the 1990s, Somalia faced similar mass migration⁴, starvation and famine. He also noted⁵ the rise of the al-Shabab militant⁶ group, political unrest and widespread illegal trade during that time.

阿卜杜勒穆拉表示，在上世纪90年代，索马里面临类似的大规模移民、饥饿和饥荒。他还提到了当时青年党激进组织的崛起、政治动荡以及大规模的非法贸易。

Recent estimates suggest that drought could force up to 1.4 million Somalis to leave their homes in the next six months. That number is addition to the nearly 3 million people already displaced by conflict and natural disasters.

最近的估计表明，干旱可能会在未来6个月内迫使多达140万索马里人离开家园。这个数字是对已经因为冲突和自然灾害而流离失所的近300万人的新增。

Abdelmoula says at least 1.2 million children under the age of five are likely to be severely⁷ malnourished in 2022. He warns that about 300,000 children are at risk of dying without immediate⁸ assistance.

阿卜杜勒穆拉表示，到2022年，至少有120万名5岁以下儿童可能会严重营养不良。他警告说，如果没有立即援助，大约有30万名儿童将会面临死亡风险。

1 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。

2 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？

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 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。

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 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

7 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。

8 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。