留美老师带你每日说英文 第578期:关于难民的定义

 　　台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：

　　Around the globe, there are approximately 60 million people who have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence, and persecution¹. The majority of them have become internally displaced persons, which means they have fled their homes but are still within their own countries.

　　全球有大约六千万人被迫离开他们的家园，为了躲避战争、暴力和迫害。他们中的大多数人都在本国内流离失所，也就是说他们虽然逃离了自己的家乡，但仍然在自己的国家里。

　　关于难民的定义

　　学习重点：

　　1.globe 球状

　　globe (n.) 球状

　　global (adj.) 全球的

　　2.approximately 大约

　　approximately (adv.) 大约

　　proximity² (v.) 亲近

　　3.escape 逃跑

　　escape (v.) 逃跑

　　cap (n.) 帽子

　　4.violence 暴力行为

　　violence (n.) 暴力行为

　　violently (adv.) 激烈的

　　5.persecution 迫害、困扰

　　persecution (n.) 迫害、困扰

　　persecute³ (v.) 迫害、残害

　　prosecute⁴ (v.) 起诉

　　prostitute (v.) 娼妓

　　6.displaced 取代

　　displaced (v.) 取代

　　dislocated (v.) 脱臼

1 persecution   

n. 迫害,烦扰

参考例句：

• He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
• Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。

2 proximity   

n.接近，邻近

参考例句：

• Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
• Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。

3 persecute   

vt.迫害，虐待；纠缠，骚扰

参考例句：

• They persecute those who do not conform to their ideas.他们迫害那些不信奉他们思想的人。
• Hitler's undisguised effort to persecute the Jews met with worldwide condemnation.希特勒对犹太人的露骨迫害行为遭到世界人民的谴责。

4 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？