VOA常速英语2023 美国公民陆续离开苏丹

美国公民陆续离开苏丹

　　This is VOA News, I'm Marissa Melton.

　　这里是美国之音新闻，我是玛丽莎·梅尔顿。

　　Several hundred American citizens have already departed Sudan either by land, sea or air, this according to State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel on Friday, as fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary force has rocked the country.

　　周五，美国国务院副发言人菲当特·帕特尔表示，数百名美国公民已经从陆路、海路或乘坐飞机离开苏丹，因为军队和敌对准军事部队之间的战斗动摇了这个国家。

　　Fewer than 5,000 people have requested additional information from the State Department and only a fraction of those are Americans who have actively¹ sought Washington's assistance to leave the country.

　　要求国务院提供额外消息的不到5000人，其中只有小部分积极寻求华盛顿帮助想离开苏丹的美国人。

　　The Pentagon later said only a relatively² small number of Americans are seeking to leave Sudan at the moment and international flights are still departing.

　　五角大楼后来表示，目前只有相对较少的美国人想离开苏丹，国际航班仍在离境。

　　In spite of an extended cease-fire, the International Committee of the Red Cross is warning the humanitarian³ crisis in Sudan will only go from bad to worse if those needing aid can't be reached.

　　尽管延长了停火协议，红十字国际委员会仍警告说，如果急需的援助无法到达，苏丹的人道主义危机只会越来越糟。

　　VOA's Jeff Caster reports.

　　美国之音记者杰夫·卡斯特报道。

　　International Committee of the Red Cross Emergency Director for East Africa Shashwat Saraf told The Associated Press Friday thousands of people are still in Khartoum in the middle of an active war zone.

　　红十字国际委员会东非紧急事务主任萨拉夫星期五对美联社说，数以千计的人仍然滞留在喀土穆这个战火纷飞的地区。

　　He said the international community needs to put pressure on the combatants to honor any cease-fire agreed to ensure the safety for aid workers trying to reach those people.

　　他说，国际社会需要向战斗人员施加压力，要求他们遵守达成的停火协议，确保尝试接触平民的救援人员的安全。

　　"What worries me is that there are thousands, and we estimate about close to 50,000 children who were being treated for malnutrition⁴, who don't have access to that treatment, because they have had to move, because there is a disruption in supply lines.

　　“让我担心的是，估计有近5万名儿童曾经在接受营养不良治疗，但他们目前无法获得治疗，因为补给线中断，他们不得不搬家。

　　And what worries me is that their situation will further deteriorate⁵."

　　他们的处境会进一步恶化，这十分让我担心。”

　　Jeff Caster, VOA, news Washington.

　　美国之音新闻，杰夫·卡斯特华盛顿报道。

　　Pope Francis warned Friday of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe.

　　教宗方济各星期五警告称欧洲民族主义有冒头的危险。

　　He was making a speech in Hungary.

　　他当时正在匈牙利发表演讲。

　　He told the Budapest government that accepting migrants would be a true sign of Christianity.

　　他告诉布达佩斯政府，接纳移民将是基督精神的真正标志。

1 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。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 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。

4 malnutrition   

n.营养不良

参考例句：

• In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
• It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。

5 deteriorate   

v.变坏；恶化；退化

参考例句：

• Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
• He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。