2006年VOA标准英语-Relief Agencies Worry About Potential Donor Fat

By Nova Poerwadi, Sondag Sirait
Washington, D.C.
23 June 2006
 
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An earthquake victim  
  
Donor fatigue² occurs when people have been asked repeatedly to donate money for relief aid following natural disasters. Some relief organizations believe donor fatigue could adversely³ affect the amount of aid they can provide to survivors⁴ of the recent earthquake in Indonesia, which killed six thousand people. But a recent study by the Giving USA Foundation shows that Americans are giving more to charitable services. VOA's Indonesian Service produced this report. Jim Bertel narrates⁵.

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Relief efforts are ongoing⁶ in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The area was hit by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake last month. It also is being threatened by volcanic⁷ activity from near Mount Merapi. This is the most recent disaster in a country that also was hit hard by a tsunami⁸ in late 2004.

But for potential U.S. donors⁹, the earthquake is the latest in a succession of domestic and foreign disasters. The U.S. gulf¹⁰ coast region is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina's destruction last year. Some relief officials are concerned this may affect the level of new donations.

 
Haris Iskandar 
  
Haris Iskandar is the head of the Yogyakarta Quake Relief Task Force at the Indonesian Embassy in Washington, D.C. "After Katrina and other disasters, we are naturally concerned that people become desensitized and consider the Java earthquake newsworthy without being motivated to assist," he told us.

Relief agencies and volunteers have given a name to this lack of motivation - donor fatigue. They believe it sets in when people have grown tired of receiving unending appeals for donations.

Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, Indonesia's ambassador to the U.S., does not doubt the willingness of the American public to help victims of the earthquake. But he does acknowledge the possible effects of donor fatigue.

 
Amb.Parnohadiningrat of Indonesia
  
"I have yet to anticipate the level of generosity¹¹ of the American people," said the ambassador. "But we expect they will respond positively¹² in the near future by sending funds to the Indonesian embassy as well as the American Red Cross."

Relief organizations say they understand how public sentiment can affect donation levels. But it does not deter¹³ them from making appeals for aid when disaster strikes.

Dr. Ahmed El-Bendary  
  
Doctor Ahmed El-Bendary works with Islamic Relief, a Muslim charity based in Burbank, California. "In our dealings with our donors, they are always rising to the occasion and stepping up to the need." Islamic Relief joined together with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to deliver more than $1.6 million in food and medical supplies to the affected¹⁴ regions within days of the disaster.

Other relief organizations are also making appeals for monetary¹⁵ donations. They hope that people will ignore any possible donor fatigue and reach into their wallets again to help the latest victims of disaster

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 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。

3 adversely   

ad.有害地

参考例句：

• We commented adversely upon the imbecility of that message of telegraphic style. 我们对着这条电报式的愚蠢的留言发泄了一通不满。
• Widely fluctuating exchange rates may adversely affect international trade. 浮动幅度很大的汇率可能会对国际贸易产生有害的影响。

4 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 narrates   

v.故事( narrate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• It narrates the unconstitutional acts of James II. 它历数了詹姆斯二世的违法行为。 来自辞典例句
• Chapter three narrates the economy activity which Jew return the Occident. 第三章讲述了犹太人重返西欧后的经济活动。 来自互联网

6 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

7 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

8 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

9 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》

10 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

11 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

12 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

13 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

14 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。

15 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。