One Million Zimbabweans Need Food Aid

 　　A United Nations agency says more than one million people in Zimbabwe are in urgent need of food aid.

　　The World Food Program says about $42 million is needed to get people through the lean season until the March harvest begins.

　　The agency said Monday most who face hunger live in southern and western regions where poor harvests are expected.

　　They include poor families, orphans¹ and other vulnerable children who cannot afford to purchase food, most of which has been imported.

　　World Food Program director in Zimbabwe, Felix Bamezon, said some families are already skipping meals and reducing their portion sizes.

　　Zimbabwe's agricultural industry once powered Zimbabwe's economy, but it collapsed² after 2000 when President Robert Mugabe's party began confiscating³ land from white commercial farmers for redistribution to blacks.

　　Crop production has rebounded⁴ somewhat since 2009, when Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party entered into a unity⁵ government with the longtime opposition⁶ Movement for Democratic Change.

1 orphans   

孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
• Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 confiscating   

没收（confiscate的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• There was Mame by my side confiscating my intellects and attention. 有玛米坐在我身边，害得我心不在焉。
• Intimidate book sellers by confiscating books deemed unfavourable to the Barisan government. 充公被视为对国阵不利的书籍，威胁书商。

4 rebounded   

弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 )； 反弹； 产生反作用； 未能奏效

参考例句：

• The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in. 球从门柱弹回，欧文头球将球攻进。
• The ball rebounded from his racket into the net. 球从他的球拍上弹回网中。

5 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

6 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。