VOA常速英语2019--洲马里百姓因战乱原因难以获得医疗服务

Before this helicopter is much-needed medical help for residents in a remote part of Mali, the West African nation has been in turmoil¹ for about seven years since rebels and loosely allied² Islamists briefly³ seized control of the north in 2012. Now, with help from armed peacekeepers, area residents can at least get medical check-ups. I’m very relieved after being seen by the doctor. They are doing a great job.

这架直升机对于马里偏远地区的居民来说是急需的医疗援助，但其实马里这个西非国家已经动乱了7年之久，原因是叛军与联盟关系不是很紧密的伊斯兰主义者于2012年控制了北方。现在，在维和人员的帮助下，该地区的居民至少能获得医疗体检了。看完医生之后，我心里的石头终于落地了。他们做的很棒。

The UN Security Council deployed⁴ the troops for providing security, and humanitarian⁵ assistance in the vast scrublands of Africa’s Sahel region is a daunting⁶ task. We do not have all the necessary paraphernalia⁷, but we are doing our best even against the recurrent diseases we find. Despite this push for medical exams, remote clinics have a hard time providing care. Most of the patients are elderly people with chronic⁸ articular diseases, like arthritis⁹ and ocular problems in particular. There are some illnesses that we cannot treat with the limited resources we have here, diseases like cataracts¹⁰ and glaucoma. Those are diseases that need more specialized¹¹ care.

联合国安理会部署了军队，以提供安全援助，但人道主义援助在非洲萨赫勒地区广阔的灌木丛地区是很难开展的。我们没有足够的必要设备，但我们也竭力抵抗所能发现的复发疾病。虽然大家都继续医疗体检，但诊所大多偏远，很难提供面面俱到。大多数病人都是老人，都有慢性关节疾病，尤其是关节炎和眼病。有一些病是我们无法用现有的有限资源医治的，比如白内障和青光眼。这些疾病需要专业的护理。

The government says armed men killed 37 civilians¹² in central Mali on New Year’s Day, further complicating¹³ the already difficult task of bringing basic health care to Mali’s most at-risk residents.

马里政府表示，武装人员在新年当天在马里市中心杀害了37名平民，这加剧了问题的复杂性，而在此之前，任务已经十分艰难。任务就是给马里最濒危的市民提供基本医疗。

1 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

2 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

3 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

4 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

5 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。

6 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

7 paraphernalia   

n.装备；随身用品

参考例句：

• Can you move all your paraphernalia out of the way?你可以把所有的随身物品移开吗？
• All my fishing paraphernalia is in the car.我的鱼具都在汽车里。

8 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

9 arthritis   

n.关节炎

参考例句：

• Rheumatoid arthritis has also been linked with the virus.风湿性关节炎也与这种病毒有关。
• He spent three months in the hospital with acute rheumatic arthritis.他患急性风湿性关节炎，在医院住了三个月。

10 cataracts   

n.大瀑布( cataract的名词复数 )；白内障

参考例句：

• The rotor cataracts water over the top of the machines. 回转轮将水从机器顶上注入。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Cataracts of rain flooded the streets. 倾盆大雨弄得街道淹水。 来自辞典例句

11 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

12 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

13 complicating   

使复杂化( complicate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• High spiking fever with chills is suggestive of a complicating pylephlebitis. 伴有寒战的高热，暗示合并门静脉炎。
• In America these actions become executive puberty rites, complicating relationships that are already complicated enough. 在美国，这些行动成了行政青春期的惯例，使本来已经够复杂的关系变得更复杂了。