VOA常速英语2014--WFP Aims to Help 400,000 Displaced in South Sudan 世界粮食计划署旨在帮助南苏丹400000名流离失所者

 

WFP Aims to Help 400,000 Displaced in South Sudan 世界粮食计划署旨在帮助南苏丹400000名流离失所者

The World Food Program this week launched a nearly $58-million operation in South Sudan to provide aid to up to 400-thousand people.

世界粮食计划署本周开始了近5800万美元的行动，旨在帮助南苏丹40万名流离失所者。

The U.N. agency says some of its food stocks in the country have been looted.

但联合国机构表示在这个国家的一些粮食储备已经被洗劫一空。

WFP's spokesman in Juba, George Fominyen, says the agency hopes to expand its operations daily.

世界粮食计划署位于朱巴的发言人,乔治·佛明恩称该机构希望扩大其日常业务。

“WFP began providing food for displaced people within days of the outbreak of fighting.

“世界粮食计划署在战事爆发的几天内就开始为灾民提供食物援助。

世界粮食计划署旨在帮助南苏丹400000名流离失所者.jpgAnd we have already assisted at least 100,000 people in South Sudan since the conflict erupted in mid-December.

自从12月中旬爆发冲突以来我们在南苏丹已经帮助了至少100000人。

And each day we are increasing the numbers and trying to reach more and more people.”

而且每天我们还在增加数量并试图帮到越来越多的人。”

The number of displaced people in South Sudan is estimated to be around 400,000 and rising.

南苏丹难民的数量估计在400000人左右而且呈上升趋势。

“While we've been working to reach more and more people each day, we still face difficulties accessing some areas.

“虽然每一天我们都在帮助越来越多的人，但有一些地区仍然面临困难。

And that is because of big challenges in terms of infrastructure¹.

这是由于在基础设施方面有着巨大挑战。

And the road network is not always the best.

而且路况并不总是最好的。

This is compounded by the fact that we have insecurity in the country at the moment.

而且雪上加霜的是,在这个国家我们还有不安全感。

Therefore, it's not easy to access all the people we would want to reach, but we are committed to that to be able to reach more and more people as the days go by,” said Fominyen.

因此，接触我们所想的人并非易事,但我们承诺随着时间的流逝会帮助到越来越多的人。”佛明恩说道。

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has condemned² the looting of food supplies in South Sudan.

联合国秘书长潘基文谴责在南苏丹粮食供应的洗劫。

Fominyen said it happened in areas where conflict has been among the heaviest.

佛明恩表示那次事件发生在冲突一直最为严重的地区。

“We have received reports of looting in a few areas, including our warehouses³ and some of our offices, particularly, where we've heard it in Bor and Bentiu.

“我们已经收到在几个区域内遭受洗劫的报告,包括我们的仓库和一些办公室,尤其是当我们听说是发生在博尔和本提乌。

But it has been difficult to assess the damage or the losses in most places because of insecurity.

但因为不安全问题已经很难评估大多数地方的损害或损失程度。

So far we have confirmed the loss of more than 3,000 metric tons of food.

到目前为止,我们已经证实的损失超过3000吨食物。

That's about 10-percent of what we had in country and that's roughly enough food to feed about 180,000 people for a month,” he said.

大约占我们在这个国家的10%,足够养活大约180000人一个月左右的食物,”他说道。

The World Food Program has joined other humanitarian⁴ agencies in calling on warring parties to allow them safe access to those in need.

世界粮食计划署已加入到其他人道主义机构中呼吁交战双方允许他们安全帮助那些有需要的人。

As for the nearly $58 million dollar WFP operation, the agency says it needs more donor⁵ support to fully⁶ fund the emergency effort.

至于世界粮食计划署行动的近5800万美元,该机构表示需要更多的捐助者支持这项紧急应对工作。

1 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

2 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

3 warehouses   

仓库，货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
• Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。

4 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。

5 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。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。