VOA慢速英語：聯(lián)合國援助物資抵達被困城市馬達亞

Fighting in Syria was paused to allow United Nations aid and food to reach the towns of Madaya, Foua and Kefraya.

敘利亞停止戰(zhàn)斗，以允許聯(lián)合國援助物資及食物送達馬達亞市、Foua市和Kefraya市。

Syrians wait for the arrival of an aid convoy on Jan. 11, 2016 in the besieged town of Madaya as part of a landmark six-month deal reached in September for an end to hostilities in those areas in exchange for humanitarian assistance.

A deal was struck between warring sides in the civil war on Saturday. The deal permitted food delivery to all three towns, according to multiple media reports.

據(jù)多個媒體報道，周六，敘利亞內(nèi)戰(zhàn)交戰(zhàn)雙方達成協(xié)議。該協(xié)議允許向被圍困的三個城市運送食物。

No aid had reached Madaya since October. Doctors Without Borders estimated that 42,000 Syrians have little or noaccess to food there. Enough food is being sent to feed 40,000 people for a month.

自去年十月以來，沒有任何援助物資送至馬達亞。無國界醫(yī)生估計42,000敘利亞人很少或根本無法獲得食物。聯(lián)合國援助車隊所攜帶的食物足夠四萬人在一個月食用。

The town, about 40 kilometers from Damascus and close to the border with Lebanon, will also receive medicine and blankets.

馬達亞市，距大馬士革約40公里，靠近黎巴嫩邊界，也將獲得藥品和毛毯援助物資。

U.N. World Food Program, International Red Cross and Syrian Arab Red Crescent supplied the aid for the Madaya mission.

聯(lián)合國世界糧食計劃署、國際紅十字會和敘利亞阿拉伯紅新月會為馬達亞使命提供援助物資。

A convoy of 44 trucks waited to enter Madaya. The northern villages of Foua and Kefraya will also get assistance. Foua and Kefraya support the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Those two towns are now surrounded by rebel troops. Between 12,000 and 20,000 people were cut off from aid in Kefraya and Foua. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

44輛卡車組成的車隊等待進入馬達亞。敘利亞北部的Foua和Kefraya市也將獲得援助。Foua和Kefraya市支持敘利亞總統(tǒng)巴沙爾•阿薩德(Bashar al-assad)政權。這兩座城市受到反叛力量的包圍。在Foua和Kefraya市，約有12,000 到20,000居民救援物資被中斷。

There are numerous reports of extreme hunger and starvation in the Madaya area. Since the beginning of December, six children and 22 adults have died from starvation, according to the multiple media reports.

大量報道都是有關馬達亞地區(qū)極度饑餓與饑荒。據(jù)多個媒體報道，自12月開始，就有6個孩子、22個大人死于饑餓。

"Syrians are suffering and dying across the country because starvation is being used as a weapon of war by both the Syrian government and armed groups," said an Amnesty International spokesperson.

一名國際特赦組織發(fā)言人表示：“由于饑餓被敘利亞政府與反叛力量作為戰(zhàn)爭武器，因此

整個敘利亞都在遭受痛苦與死亡。

I'm Kathleen Struck.

我是凱瑟琳。

Jim Dresbach adapted it for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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Words in This Story

paused- v. halted; stopped

multiple- adj. several; a number of times

access- n. a way of getting near or to somewhere; use of something

blanket – n. a covering made of cloth that is used especially on a bed for warmth

convoy – n. a group of vehicles that are traveling together usually for protection

regime- n. a government or administration

starvation – n. suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to eat