CNN 2011-08-15

 We start in Philadelphia where three young men have turned themselves in to face assault charges. This is where these violent flash mob attacks plaguing the city. Police say these men actually put a man in the hospital. The mayor there has promised crackdowns on the flash mobs and has strict curfews in place for minors¹.

 

Also, three siblings² are expected to appear in court this morning. They were arrested after high-speed chase and shoot-out with police in Southern Colorado. The sister was shot in the leg.

 

We are talking about Dylan, Lee Grace and Ryan Dougherty -- the three you're seeing there. They were on the FBI most wanted list. They're accused of robbing a Georgia bank and also accused of attempted murder of a Florida police officer. 

 

Also in Texas, they're having to take some drastic measures so hot and dry there. The Houston mayor says the city will cut back on its water usage, going to limit the hours that people living there can water their lawns.

 

It is the world's worst humanitarian³ disaster right now -- men, women, and children dying every single day in east Africa. We are talking about starvation and sickness. But no matter what it is, it's pretty much preventable.

 

Dr. Sanjay Gupta has seen this firsthand at a refugee camp on the Somali/Kenyan border.

 

T.J., you've heard the numbers for some time. Still, the largest refugee camp in the world, 2,000 people still coming in every day -- that's what they expect.

 

And for many people, they are in search of a better life, obviously. But that's not saying much. Simply getting to the camp doesn't mean that their troubles are over. In fact, in some cases, the troubles can get even worse. And parents have had to do the unthinkable.The kids here will melt your heart.

 

How old are you?

 

Wow. How old am I? I am 41.

 

They impress me with their English so I spoke⁴ a little Somali with them. They loved it.

 

Is that good?

 

Yes.

 

Rare smiles in a place too full of heartbreak. Amin (ph) and her 1-month-old daughter Addison (ph) came here in search for a better life, fighting so hard not to starve to death. But in the end, it made very little difference. Amin lost the one thing in the world she cared about more than anything else.

 

We are walking to her daughter's grave. They are really piles of dirt with no name plate, no flowers, no reminders⁵ of their lives -- just small sticks with color trash blowing in the wind.

 

She says she brought her healthy baby girl here with dreams of new beginnings but Addison died within a month.

 

What went wrong?

 

"She started vomiting," she said. "Then diarrhea. It wouldn't stop for days and days."

 

Diarrhea illness, it has been the major reason 30,000 kids have died here over the past three months. So many tiny little graves like this one. 

 

You know, part of the problem is even after you get to one of these camps, there is still not enough food here, not enough water and there's plenty of infectious diseases. There's viral illnesses. There's also diphtheria and pertussis.

 

And I want to show you something else. Something that's very frightening in a camp like this.

 

This is Osmond. He is 14 years old. You can tell here, he doesn't feel well. People are concerned here that he has measles⁶. He had a high fever. He had the characteristic rash. He had conjunctivitis in his eyes.

 

He never got vaccinated⁷. He never got any sort of treatment. And measles, as you know, is very, very contagious⁸. He has nowhere else to go.

 

And so, hundreds of thousands of these adorable children unvaccinated are at risk for the same fait as Amin's daughter. 

 

Is there anything anybody can do?

 

It is with God.

 

It is with God. And so, there is nothing else these kids can do but laugh and play, surrounded by the dead.

 

T.J., it's tough to think about, but it's happening all the time -- parents burying their children. Thirty thousand children have died over the last three months.

 

And you also learn that it's not just about food and water. It's about medical care. It has to be given quickly to make sure these types of tragedies don't continue to happen. 

 

Back to you.

1 minors   

n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 )；副修科目；小公司；[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

3 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。

4 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。

5 reminders   

n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 )；提醒…的东西；（告知该做某事的）通知单；提示信

参考例句：

• The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
• The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。

6 measles   

n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子

参考例句：

• The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
• The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

7 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

8 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。