CNN 2010-08-21

Why the international community, government and individual donors² are not stepping up to help Pakistan like they stepped up with other disasters, we spoke³ with some analysts⁴ and aid workers, they cited several possible reasons, one thing they cited is the relatively⁵ low death toll⁶, you had about 1500 people killed, that could created the impression on people, maybe these floods aren't such a big deal, the contrast you have the Haiti earthquake in this year in January, more than 200,000 people killed there, and they collected a record $13 billion in donation.

 

 

Another term you hear often among the developping community is the donor¹ fatigue⁷, It seems for the past several years, Pakistan is being on their seemingly endless campaign to raise the money for their hurting economies, the fight against Taliban. They had earthquake here in 2005, the refugee crisis last year. Perhaps, donors are tired of giving although the aid community says that is absolutely not a good excuse.

 

 

This jury just showed you that notwithstanding in fact that government threw everything but the kitchen sink at me, that on every count except one, every charge except one, they could not prove that I did anything wrong, that I did break, that I did break any laws.

 

 

I believe that they prove their case, beyond the reasonible doubt, but to others they didn't. It's the same evidence so, it's just matter of oppinion.

Why the international community, government and individual donors are not stepping up to help Pakistan like they stepped up with other disasters, we spoke with some analysts and aid workers, they cited several possible reasons, one thing they cited is the relatively low death toll, you had about 1500 people killed, that could created the impression on people, maybe these floods aren't such a big deal, the contrast you have the Haiti earthquake in this year in January, more than 200,000 people killed there, and they collected a record $13 billion in donation.

 

 

Another term you hear often among the developping community is the donor fatigue, It seems for the past several years, Pakistan is being on their seemingly endless campaign to raise the money for their hurting economies, the fight against Taliban. They had earthquake here in 2005, the refugee crisis last year. Perhaps, donors are tired of giving although the aid community says that is absolutely not a good excuse.

 

 

This jury just showed you that notwithstanding in fact that government threw everything but the kitchen sink at me, that on every count except one, every charge except one, they could not prove that I did anything wrong, that I did break, that I did break any laws.

 

 

I believe that they prove their case, beyond the reasonible doubt, but to others they didn't. It's the same evidence so, it's just matter of oppinion.

 

 

Everybody seemed to ask: Is it the ipod? uh, it's, from our study, it's specific. It's actually-we can not say what the cause of this increase from our data, of course, the world around us is getting louder, um, you can stand in a busy intersection⁸ in New York, for example, and gets sound levels that are dangerously high if you're exposed for prolonged period of time, and you can also get it from driving in convertible⁹ on the highway, um, and so, of course, teenages are using headphones, and are using portable music devices, and now, they have not been using previously¹⁰, and um, so that's certainly one possibility.

 

Everybody seemed to ask: Is it the ipod? uh, it's, from our study, it's specific. It's actually-we can not say what the cause of this increase from our data, of course, the world around us is getting louder, um, you can stand in a busy intersection in New York, for example, and gets sound levels that are dangerously high if you're exposed for prolonged period of time, and you can also get it from driving in convertible on the highway, um, and so, of course, teenages are using headphones, and are using portable music devices, and now, they have not been using previously, and um, so that's certainly one possibility.
 

1 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

2 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

6 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

7 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

8 intersection   

n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集

参考例句：

• There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
• Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。

9 convertible   

adj.可改变的，可交换，同意义的；n.有活动摺篷的汽车

参考例句：

• The convertible sofa means that the apartment can sleep four.有了这张折叠沙发，公寓里可以睡下4个人。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了。

10 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。