VOA标准英语2008年-ICRC Brings Aid to Thousands of Displaced Pakis

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it plans to deliver large quantities of food and non-food items to thousands of Pakistanis who have fled fighting in Bajaur tribal¹ region near the Pakistan-Afghan border. The Red Cross says fighting between Pakistani government forces and armed opposition² groups has displaced more than 200,000 people. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from ICRC headquarters in Geneva.
　
Pakistani people from the Bajur tribal region arrive at a relief camp at a school compound in Nowshera district near Peshawar, 20 Aug 2008

The International Committee of the Red Cross reports about 80 percent of those who have fled from Bajaur Agency are women and children. It says most of the men have remained behind to try to keep their livelihoods³ and to secure their property.

The mass movement of people began a few weeks ago as fighting intensified⁴ between Pakistani troops and armed opposition groups in this al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold.

The Red Cross began its humanitarian⁵ operation for displaced people about a week ago. Spokeswoman Carla Haddad says the agency plans to assist about 60,000 of them.

She says many of these people are living with family and friends along the Pakistan-Afghan border. She says most of the host families are very poor. Their generosity⁶ is putting an additional burden on their limited resources.

She says thousands of people are living in so-called camps. "They are not camps as such," said Haddad. "They are public buildings surrounded by tents and so it is enlarged and in some cases, you have 5,000 people in a school."

"So there are problems linked to absence of latrines, absence of anything necessary. I mean basic necessities are lacking. And, we know that the government has made some assistance, but it is limited in the sense that if the people stay in these areas, they will need to have more support and assistance," she added.

The displaced people are staying in lower Dir and Mardan, two tribal areas in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. About 25,000 people are living in 23 camps in lower Dir.

Haddad says the ICRC and Pakistani Red Crescent are helping⁷ people in six of these camps. She says they are the largest and most in need of urgent assistance.

The situation in Marden is different. She says the displaced there are largely living with host families. She says they are scattered⁸ in the areas and an assessment⁹ team is in the process of tracking their whereabouts.

Haddad says the situation in the tribal areas is very volatile¹⁰ and sporadic¹¹ fighting is making it difficult for aid workers to move around and see what is happening on the ground.

 

1 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

2 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。

3 livelihoods   

生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。

4 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 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。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

9 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

10 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

11 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。