联合国呼吁各国帮助处理巴基斯坦洪灾

时间：2010-08-10 05:44:22

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The UN is to launch an appeal to help Pakistan tackle the country's worst flooding in 80 years.

联合国将呼吁世界各国帮助巴基斯坦处理其80年以来最严重的洪灾。

Pakistan says an urgent relief effort is needed to help those <a href=affected1 by the floods" src="http://www.enread.comhttp://www.enread.com/upimg/allimg/100810/4_100810055316_1.jpg" width="304" height="171" />
Pakistan says an urgent relief effort is needed to help those affected by the floods

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued an urgent plea for donors2 to "generously support Pakistan at this difficult time".

A UN official said the disaster had now affected nearly 14 million people - eclipsing（重叠） the scale of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami3.

At least 1,600 people are known to have died so far in Pakistan.

"We will soon issue an... appeal for several hundred million dollars to respond to immediate4 needs," Mr Ban told a news conference.

UN officials and the Pakistani government have appealed for more international help as the monsoon5 rains（季风雨） show little sign of abating6（减少，缓和） .

The flood waters which devastated7 the north-west of the country have moved south to the agricultural heartland of Punjab and on to Sindh.

The torrents8（激流，奔流） are battering9（混合，打碎） the key Sukkur Barrage10, threatening to further inundate11（淹没，泛滥） large areas of Sindh.

Upper Sindh is already under water, and two million people have fled the province as the Indus river threatens to burst its banks.

Maurizio Giuliano, a spokesman for the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian12 Affairs, told the AFP news agency the disaster was affecting more people than the 2004 tsunami, the 2005 Pakistan earthquake or January's Haiti earthquake.


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1 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
2 donors 89b49c2bd44d6d6906d17dca7315044b     
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》
3 tsunami bpAyo     
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。
4 immediate aapxh     
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。
5 monsoon 261zf     
n.季雨，季风，大雨
参考例句：
  • The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
  • The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。
6 abating d296d395529c334a0e6c76dbb3c2a6b2     
减少( abate的现在分词 )； 减去； 降价； 撤消（诉讼）
参考例句：
  • The storm showed no signs of abating. 暴风雨没有减弱的迹象。
  • The recent public anxiety about this issue may now be abating. 近来公众对这个问题的焦虑心情现在也许正在缓和下来。
7 devastated eb3801a3063ef8b9664b1b4d1f6aaada     
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
参考例句：
  • The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
  • His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
8 torrents 0212faa02662ca7703af165c0976cdfd     
n.倾注；奔流( torrent的名词复数 )；急流；爆发；连续不断
参考例句：
  • The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down. 突然的暴雨会使山洪暴发。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
9 battering 98a585e7458f82d8b56c9e9dfbde727d     
n.用坏，损坏v.连续猛击( batter的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The film took a battering from critics in the US. 该影片在美国遭遇到批评家的猛烈抨击。
  • He kept battering away at the door. 他接连不断地砸门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 barrage JuezH     
n.火力网，弹幕
参考例句：
  • The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
  • The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。
11 inundate 141xj     
vt.淹没，泛滥，压倒
参考例句：
  • If the dam breaks,it will inundate large parts of the town.如果水坝坍塌，该城的大部分将被淹没。
  • The course changes frequently,and the area is so flat that a small change in the level of the river may inundate a considerable area.河道变化多端，下游地区却很平坦，水位少许上涨河流就会淹没一大片土地。
12 humanitarian kcoxQ     
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。

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