VOA常速英语2017--难民大国埃塞俄比亚获得多方援助

Massive numbers of refugees are embarking¹ upon dangerous paths in search of safety; and millions more face long-term waits in first asylum² countries, with limited, and in some cases, no access to lawful³ employment and education, while they wait for crises to end in their respective countries. In the lead up to the UNGA, Ethiopia, the United States, and other co-hosts, as well as other UN Member States that join this effort, will make concrete commitments to address these challenges.

大批难民为寻求安身之地而不惜铤而走险；而还有上百万人要在第一庇护国长久地等待，期间他们很少或者根本无法获得合法的就业和教育，同时另一边，他们还在等待各自国家的危机结束。为了迎接联合国大会，埃塞俄比亚、美国、其他联合主办国以及致力于难民事宜的联合国成员国将共同努力，解决这些挑战。

In 2015, the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration⁴ (PRM) provided nearly $82 million in refugee assistance in Ethiopia, and to date this year has provided over $66 million.

2015年，美国国务院人口、难民及移民局(简称PRM)提供了近8200万美元用于在埃塞俄比亚进行难民援助，而今年目前为止已提供了6600多万美元。

Through its assistance in Ethiopia, United States funding for IRC has allowed it to implement⁵ projects that have renovated⁶ facilities for the reception of children and adolescent refugees arriving in Ethiopia, developed livelihoods⁷ for refugees, and constructed a multipurpose women's center for counseling, training, and community activities.

通过对埃塞俄比亚进行的援助，美国为国际红十字会(International Red Cross)提供的资金支持让其能够施行很多计划，这些计划整修了设施，以更好的收留抵达埃塞俄比亚的儿童和青少年难民，改善了难民民生，构建了多功能女性中心，提供咨询、培训以及组织社区活动。

The Department of State is delighted that IRC is the recipient⁸ of this year's Julia Taft Fund award in Ethiopia. This award of nearly $25,000 will boost the availability of safe drinking water and improved sanitation⁹ facilities for the 21,000-plus refugees, mostly from Sudan and South Sudan, who live in the Tsore and Sherkole refugee camps.

国务院很高兴地看到，国际红十字会获得了今年埃塞俄比亚的Julia Taft基金奖。这一近2.5万美元的款项将为2.1万多名难民提升安全饮用水的使用，并改善他们的卫生设施，这些难民大多来自苏丹和南苏丹，住在Tsore和Sherkole难民营中。

The U.S. government looks forward to continuing to fostering our partnership¹⁰ and commitment with IRC, as well as with our other NGO and international organization partners, to assist the refugee population in Ethiopia.

美国政府希望继续与国际红十字会和其他非政府组织(NGO, Non-Governmental Organization)以及国际组织伙伴一道，深化合作，奉行承诺，以援助埃塞俄比亚的难民。

1 embarking   

乘船( embark的现在分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• He's embarking on a new career as a writer. 他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。
• The campaign on which were embarking was backed up by such intricate and detailed maintenance arrangemets. 我们实施的战争，须要如此复杂及详细的维护准备。

2 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

3 lawful   

adj.法律许可的，守法的，合法的

参考例句：

• It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant.在消火栓前停车是不合法的。
• We don't recognised him to be the lawful heir.我们不承认他为合法继承人。

4 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

5 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

6 renovated   

翻新，修复，整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。
• The house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。

7 livelihoods   

生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。

8 recipient   

a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器

参考例句：

• Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
• Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。

9 sanitation   

n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备

参考例句：

• The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
• Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。

10 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。