VOA标准英语2011--Somalis Helping Somalis

Somalis Helping¹ Somalis

International organizations are not the only ones giving aid to the many thousands of Somalis displaced by drought and conflict. Somalis groups are also involved. One is the NGO Hijra.
"Currently, we are responding to the crisis in Mogadishu, the drought affected² people, who are actually coming on a daily basis to Mogadishu. We also are doing some response to the conflict affected people in Mogadishu. So now, we are actually reaching more than 300,000 people living in Afgooye Corridor, which is actually outside Mogadishu, and about another 40,000 staying inside Mogadishu,” said Mohamed Dahir, Hijra’s director.
Terrible
The displaced have walked for many days in search of something to eat. Some have had to leave family members, including children, along the roadside when they became too weak to walk.
Dahir said, “Their condition is very terrible and these people are malnourished. If you see now the condition of children and mothers in these IDP camps it’s very terrible. Most of them are coming into the camp malnourished, very weak and walked long distances from the areas where they used to live. Most of them are coming from the areas actually struck by drought – from Bay, from Bakool and Lower Shabelle region.”
Hijra provides clean water and sanitation³. In Mogadishu, Its members have worked very close to the frontline between militants⁴ and forces loyal to the TFG, the Transitional Federal Government.
Dahir said the city remains⁵ risky⁶, even though militants withdrew from the area earlier this month. One reason is a cholera⁷ and acute watery⁸ diarrhea outbreak affecting more than 1600 people. The NGO is helping administer oral rehydration salts and educate Somalis about the illnesses.
“We also are giving them some message through the radios, through the FM radios. And we have already used some vehicles, mounted a public address system whereby we can tell the risks and how they can actually prevent and minimize the risks of the current outbreak,” he said.
Our country
He said many Somalis are trying to save their country from conflict, drought and famine.
“We have no choice, actually, this is our country. These are our people dying every day because of the drought, because of the conflict, because of kind of an ignorance and all those things. So, we have no other option but to go back and actually work with our people, so that at least we save lives what we can.” He said.
Dahir says he wants the world to know that Somalis are very hardworking and dynamic people. He says no one suspected that 20 years after the fall of leader Mohamed Siad Barre the country would still be in conflict, while suffering from famine and drought.

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 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。

3 sanitation   

n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备

参考例句：

• The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
• Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

7 cholera   

n.霍乱

参考例句：

• The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。
• Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。

8 watery   

adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的

参考例句：

• In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。
• Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。