VOA常速英语2023 也门首都近百人死亡

也门首都近百人死亡

     This is VOA News, I'm Joe Ramsey.

    这里是美国之音新闻，我是乔·拉姆齐。

    Yemen's Houthi rebels say people have stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen's capital and at least 78 people are dead and dozens more are injured.

    也门胡塞叛军表示，人们在也门首都参加了分发财政补助金的活动，其中至少78人死亡，数十人受伤。

    An official says it took place late Wednesday in the old city in the center of Sana'a where hundreds of poor people gathered at the event organized by merchants without coordination¹ with local authorities.

    一名官员说，该活动星期三晚间在萨那市中心的老城举行，数百名穷人聚集在那里参加由商人组织的活动，没有与地方当局协调。

    The Houthis say dozens of casualties were taken to nearby hospitals.

    胡塞武装表示，数十名伤者已被送往附近医院。

    The Houthi-run Interior Ministry² says it's detained two organizers and an investigation³ is underway.

    胡塞控制的内政部表示，他们拘留了两名组织者，目前正在进行调查。

    There was new fighting in Sudan's capital on Wednesday night despite both sides announcing they would abide⁴ by a new 24-hour cease-fire.

    尽管双方都宣布将遵守新的24小时停火协议，但周三晚上，苏丹首都仍发生了新的战斗。

    A previous attempt at a truce⁵ failed the day earlier.

    此前的一次停战协定在前一天失败了。

    The new cease-fire attempt came as alarm was growing that millions of Sudanese were on the brink⁶ of disaster from the past five days of warfare⁷ between the country's two most powerful generals.

    在新的停战协定开始之际，人们越来越担心，由于过去五天该国两位最有权势的将军之间的战争，数百万苏丹人正处于灾难的边缘。

1 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

5 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

6 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

7 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。