64 联合国为巴勒斯坦难民筹集更多资金

64 联合国为巴勒斯坦难民筹集更多资金

UN Needs More Funds for Palestinan Families
Lisa Schlein
Geneva
22 Jun 2001 23:41 UTC

The United Nations is seeking $77 million in emergency assistance for more than 200,000 Palestine 1)refugee families in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. This is the third U.N. emergency appeal for Palestinian refugees since the Israeli-Palestinian clashes 2)erupted in September.
The United Nations says this latest appeal is 3)triggered by the desperate condition of the people in the Palestinian territories. It says more than 100,000 Palestinians have lost jobs because of the 4)closure of borders and that more than one-half of Palestine's three million people are living below the 5)poverty line.
The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, Peter Hansen, stressed that the territories have been 6)devastated by the months of fighting and by Israeli actions, such as the 7)bulldozing of Palestinian homes and farm lands. "Even if peace should break out tomorrow and an agreement is signed with the agreement of everybody," he said, "we are going to have emergency needs for a very long time to come in terms of the families who have lost their 8)breadwinners, in terms of the vast destruction that has been on infrastructure¹, on housing and on agricultural lands, especially where much of it has been bulldozed."
Mr. Hansen went on to say money is urgently needed for food aid, medical supplies, and to provide emergency work programs. He note that Arab countries have been far less 9)generous in helping² the Palestinians than have Western donors³. "The Arab contribution to the emergency appeal, let me be optimistic and say so far, has been disappointing," he said. "We have had about $200,000 worth of medical supplies 10)donated by Saudi Arabia. The other Arab countries have so far not contributed."
Mr. Hansen added that the Islamic Development Bank appears to be hesitant about 11)disbursing funds to the Palestinian Authority. He also said Israeli authorities are imposing⁴ what he calls unacceptable 12)restrictions⁵ on deliveries of 13)humanitarian goods into the territories. If these restrictions are not eased, he said, the territories soon will run into a serious shortage of medical supplies.

(1) refugee[refjJ:5dVi:; (?@) 5refjJdVi:]n.难民, 流亡者
(2) erupt[I5rQpt]vt.喷出vi.爆发
(3) trigger[5trI^E(r)]vt.引发, 引起, 触发n.板机
(4) closure[5klEJVE(r)]n.关闭vt.使终止
(5) poverty line n. 贫困线，贫穷线
(6) devastate[5devEsteIt]vt.毁坏
(7) bulldoze[5bJldEJz]v.威吓, 欺负
(8) breadwinner[5bredwInE(r)]n.养家活口的人, 负担家计的人
(9) generous[5dVenErEs]adj.慷慨的, 大方的
(10) donate[dEJ5neIt; (?@) 5dEJneIt]v.捐赠, 赠予
(11) disburse[dIs5b:s]v.支付
(12) restriction[rI5strIkF(E)n]n.限制, 约束
(13) humanitarian[hju:mAnI5teErIEn]n.人道主义者

 

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 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。

3 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》

4 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

5 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制