VOA慢速英语:国际社会发出警告：南苏丹可能遭遇饥荒

From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report.

美国之音慢速英语，这里是农业报道。

The international community is warning of a possible famine in South Sudan if the fighting there does not end. Leaders of East African countries met recently in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. They discussed ways to stop the fighting in the world's newest nation.

国际社会发出警告说如果战争继续的话，南苏丹可能会遭遇饥荒。东非国家领导人近日在埃塞俄比亚首都亚的斯亚贝巴举行会谈。他们讨论如果阻止世界上最年轻的国家免于内战。

South Sudan's government and rebel forces agreed in January to end the fighting, but it has not stopped. There has been little progress in peace talks which are also being held in Addis Ababa.

南苏丹政府和反政府武装于1月份就结束内战达成共识，但事实并非如此，内战仍在继续!在亚的斯亚贝巴举行的和平谈判也几乎没有任何进展。

U.S. special diplomat Donald Booth spoke during the meeting of the East African Inter-Governmental Authority on Development(IGAD). Members of IGAD are leading the peace talks. Mr Booth said he is deeply unhappy that neither group is respecting the cease-fire.

美国外交特使唐纳德.布斯在东非政府间发展组织(IGAD)会议上就此事发表了意见。IGAD组织成员主持这次和平会谈。布斯先生表示失望，因为双方都没有遵守停火协议。

"This failure has led to thousands of additional deaths, and an ever worsening humanitarian situation, with South Sudan facing a possible famine," Booth said.

布斯说“这次会谈失败导致数千人又死于战争，更糟糕的是南苏丹很可能会遭遇一场饥荒”。

The rainy season will come to South Sudan in just a few weeks, but many fields remain unplanted because people have fled their homes. They are afraid of the attack if they return. It is estimated that eight-five percent of families in South Sudan are farmers who depend on animals and agriculture to live.

在仅仅几周之后南苏丹会迎来雨季，但是许多农田到现在仍未耕种，人们都逃离了自己的家乡。他们害怕遭到袭击所以不敢返乡。据统计在南苏丹85%的家庭是依靠牲畜和农业维持生计的农民。

Alexander Rondos is the European Union's special diplomat to the Horn of Africa. He said officials must act quickly, or there will be a famine in South Sudan.

亚历山大.朗多斯是非洲之角的特使。他说有关方面必须马上行动，否则南苏丹势必会遭遇一场饥荒。

"If people cannot go and plant, there will be not sufficient stocks within months. Livestock, a large proportion of the livestock population of a country populated by so many people who have pastoralist economy is lost. It is absolutely essential that all the necessary steps are made," Rondos said.

朗多斯表示“如果人们不回家耕种农田，在几个月之内将没有足够的库存。由庞大游牧经济群体组成的这样一个国家的畜牧业会落后。完全有必要采取任何措施阻止事情恶化。”

Government soldiers loyal to president Salva Kiir and those who support his former vice president Riek Machar began fighting in December. Tens of thousands of people have been killed.

忠于现任总统萨尔瓦基尔的官兵和那些支持前任副总统里克马沙尔的官兵12月就开始交战，成千上万人死于这场灾难。

The United Nations says more than 700,000 people have been displaced. The U.N. says more than 200,000 of them have fled to neighboring Countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan.

联合国称超过70万人无家可归，其中有20万人逃到包括埃塞俄比亚、肯尼亚、乌干达和苏丹在内的邻国。

IGAD leaders may send African troops to South Sudan by the middle of next month. The troops would come from Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi, and Rwanda. IGAD has also asked for support from the African Union and the UN.

IGAD领导人在下个月中旬可能会向南苏丹派遣非洲军队。军队成员来自埃塞俄比亚、肯尼亚、布隆迪和卢旺达。IGAD也向非洲联盟和联合国发出请求。

And that's the VOA Learning English Agriculture Report. For more learning English material, visit our website chinavoa.com. I'm Caty Weaver.

这就是今天美国之音英语教学的农业报道。想了解更多学习内容，访问我们的网站chinavoa.com。我是可蒂韦弗。

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