Afghan Refugee Crisis

In Geneva, The United Nations says Pakistan and international aid groups face a crisis(1) dealing with Afghan refugees(2). A UN spokesman says as many as 250 refugees are crossing daily into Pakistan from Afghanistan. They are living in poor conditions in temporary(3) camps(4). More than one million Afghan refugees reported live inside Pakistan’s western border. Another one million are believed to be living in other parts of Pakistan. The UN refugee agency says it is also concerned about ten thousand Afghans currently on river islands between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. You are listening to the news in VOA Special English.


听音瓶颈词汇

1. crisis[]n.危机
2. refugee [] n.难民
3. temporary[]adj.临时的
4. camp []n.营地

听音高级短语

deal with 处理；关于
as many as 和…一样多

听音超级句型

…face a crisis dealing with…
…面临着关于…的危机。

…say it is also concerned about…
…说同样关注…

阿富汗难民危机

日内瓦消息：联合国说巴基斯坦和国际援助组织面临着阿富汗难民的危机。一个联合国发言人说平均每天有250个阿富汗难民进入巴基斯坦。他们住在临时难民营里，生活条件恶劣。据报道有超过一百万的阿富汗难民目前居住在巴基斯坦西部边境内，人们相信还有一百万人居住在巴基斯坦其它地方。联合国难民署表示他们还对目前停留在阿富汗和塔吉克斯坦之间河域岛屿上的阿富汗难民表示关注。你现在收听到的是美国之音特别英语新闻。