英国将向叙利亚提供1亿英镑援助
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The UK is to give another £100m to Syria to help tackle the war-torn country's humanitarian1 crisis.

英国将再次向叙利亚援助1亿英镑用于解决这个被战争破坏的国家的人道主义危机。
 
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the pledge - which takes the total from the government to £500m - showed the UK was "leading the charge" to help.
 
Speaking from New York, Mr Clegg said: "We cannot avert2 our gaze from the Syrian people, especially children."
 
The £100m will go to agencies providing food, clean water and shelter to four million people displaced by fighting.
 
Mr Clegg, who was addressing a marginal meeting at the UN General Assembly, said: "The need for this funding is clear.
 
"Millions of people find themselves in an absolutely appalling3 humanitarian situation, through no fault of their own.
 
"The UK has been leading the charge to alleviate4(减轻,缓和) suffering through the Syria UN appeals.
 
"But there's a huge gap in what's needed. I've been pushing other countries at the UN General Assembly to help meet the shortfall."
 
International Development Secretary Justine Greening said Britain's humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis was its largest ever because "sadly it reflects the scale, despair and brutality5 of what's going on".
 
Oxfam's chief executive Mark Goldring welcomed the extra funding, saying it would make a "real difference in getting basics such as food, water and medicine to many vulnerable Syrians".
 
"The UK government is showing international leadership on supporting the UN appeal which is still less than half-funded. The UK government has acted, now other countries must follow," he added.


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1 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。
2 avert 7u4zj     
v.防止,避免;转移(目光、注意力等)
参考例句:
  • He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
  • I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。
3 appalling iNwz9     
adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的
参考例句:
  • The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
  • Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。
4 alleviate ZxEzJ     
v.减轻,缓和,缓解(痛苦等)
参考例句:
  • The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
5 brutality MSbyb     
n.野蛮的行为,残忍,野蛮
参考例句:
  • The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
  • a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军
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