(单词翻译:单击)
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Somalia is facing a three-fold crisis: a famine caused by a drought and now a cholera outbreak.
索马里面临三重危机，干旱导致的饥荒和现在爆发的霍乱。
The United Nations was already worried the drought would be a repeat of the devastating 2011 drought that killed more than 250,000 people in the country.
联合国担心干旱将重演2011年毁灭性的旱灾，那时造成全国超过250,000人死亡。
Now, they're warning that Somalia could see over 50,000 cases of cholera by summer, it's a disease that can kill within hours if not treat.
现在，他们警告称夏天来临前索马里发现超过50,000例霍乱，这种疾病如果不治疗可以在几小时内致人死亡。
Over 25,000 people have already been diagnosed with the disease this year, and there have been over 500 deaths so far.
今年已经有超过25,000人被诊断出这种疾病，迄今为止已经有超过500人死亡。
That's a fatality rate of around 2 percent. But some areas of Somalia have seen death rates reaching over 14 percent.
死亡率大约在百分之2。但索马里一些地区的死亡率已超过百分之14。
The U.N. says that more than half of Somalia's population is in desperate need of humanitarian aid with 2.9 million people suffering from severe hunger.
联合国称，超过半数的索马里人口迫切需要人道主义援助，290万人遭受严重饥荒。
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词汇解析
1、suffer
遭受，经受(疼痛);感到(痛苦)
Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort.
几天的时间，她就病得很严重了，疼痛难忍，周身不舒服。
Can you assure me that my father is not suffering?
你能保证我父亲不会受罪吗？
遭遇，遭受，蒙受(不好的事)
The peace process has suffered a serious blow now.
现在和平进程遭到重创。
Romania suffered another setback in its efforts to obtain financial support for its reforms.
罗马尼亚在为其改革努力寻求经济援助时再次受挫。
受挫;遭受打击
There are few who have not suffered.
谁都会经受挫折。
It is obvious that Syria will suffer most from this change of heart.
很明显，这一态度的转变对叙利亚的影响最大。
2、severe
十分严重的;极为恶劣的
a business with severe cash flow problems.
有严重资金周转问题的公司
I suffered from severe bouts of depression.
我曾患有严重的抑郁症。
(惩罚、批评)严厉的，严重的，苛刻的
This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary.
这一罪行十分恶劣，必须要重判。
Before she could reply, my mother launched into a severe reprimand.
她还没来得及回答，我妈妈就开始严厉地训斥起她来。
(外貌、外观)简朴的，朴素的,不加修饰的
wearing her felt hats and severe grey suits.
戴着她的毡帽，穿着朴素的灰色套装
The cushions add a touch of colour in a room that might otherwise look severe.
靠垫给房间添了一抹亮色，不然房间看上去可能太素净了。
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