VOA标准英语2010年-Experts: Haiti Reconstruction Faces Hu

Representatives of major donor¹ countries will gather in Montreal on January 25 to discuss reconstruction² efforts in Haiti, following the massive earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation January 12.

Many Haitians have been given a new lease on life, thanks to rescue workers from around the world. 

In the months ahead, Haiti's future will depend to a large degree on the efforts of multinational³ agencies and reconstruction teams.

Roberto Vellutini is a vice⁴ president at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington. It has provided aid to Haiti over the past 50 years. He says reconstruction efforts face serious challenges, but foremost is the cost. 

"It's huge. Someone estimated that reconstruction would need anywhere between five to $10 billion, for I don't know, the next five years or something. So, someone needs to come up with this money," he said.

The IDB will allocate⁵ more than $200 million toward Haiti's reconstruction in the immediate⁶ future, but donor nations must deal with a bigger question.

"Do you want to rebuild Port-au-Prince exactly the way it was in the same place, in the same location? Shall we move the capital? Is it a vulnerable place?  Will it be better off in the north? We don't know," Vellutini added. 

Robert Maguire teaches international affairs at Trinity Washington University.  He says Haiti's capital, when rebuilt, should be scaled back to prevent the overcrowding that existed before the earthquake and adds that Haiti needs to decentralize.

"Decentralize the functions of government, decentralize investment, the assembly plants that may come later to offer jobs," he said.  "Decentralize the social services, so people don't feel they have to come into Port-au-Prince to put their kids in a decent school or find decent health care."

The United Nations special envoy⁷ to Haiti, former US President Bill Clinton, is a key asset, Maguire says. 

Clinton gained valuable experience in a similar role following the 2004 Asian tsunami⁸.

"[Bill Clinton] has a great wealth of experience in this, and his objective there, as it will be in Haiti, is to help to coordinate⁹ among donors¹⁰, to make sure that not everybody is doing the same thing in the same place, that the vast array of needs are being treated," Maguire noted¹¹.

Experts agree that reconstruction in Haiti will take many years.  The United Nations has appealed for more than $550 million for emergency relief over the next six months.

1 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。

2 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

3 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 allocate   

vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归

参考例句：

• You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
• They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

8 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

9 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

10 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》

11 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。