英国首相承诺再收数千难民

 　　LISBON, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday promised to take in "thousands more" Syrian refugees, saying his country had a "moral duty" to help amid the humanitarian¹ crisis.

　　Cameron said he would not participate in the European Union's redistribution plan for refugees in Europe but that the country would bring people in directly from UN camps in the Middle East.

　　No other European country has done as much to support refugees from Syria, he told a press conference with his Portuguese² counterpart Pedro Passos Coelho.

　　British PM pledges to take in thousands more refugees

　　Britain has taken in some 5,000 refugees and is committed to taking in some thousands more refugees to "avoid risking the dangerous journey that is tragically³ costing so many lives," he added.

　　Pressure on Britain to help put an end to the crisis has intensified⁴ after a shocking image of the body of drowned Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi, reflecting the plight⁵ of refugees, circled the internet on Thursday.

　　Passos Coelho said Portugal was also "available to contribute actively⁶" to the humanitarian crisis, which has been referred to as the worst since the end of WWII.

　　However he didn't reveal how many people Portugal would take in apart from the 1,500 set in the refugee quota⁷ the country agreed to in July.

1 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。

2 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

3 tragically   

adv. 悲剧地，悲惨地

参考例句：

• Their daughter was tragically killed in a road accident. 他们的女儿不幸死于车祸。
• Her father died tragically in a car crash. 她父亲在一场车祸中惨死。

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 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

6 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

7 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。