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欢迎收看美国之音：新闻词汇。

The United Nations Refugee Agency reports there are now more than 68 million refugees around the world. Dire.

据联合国难民署报告，目前全世界有6800多万难民。可怕的。

Chris Boian is with the UN.

克里斯·宝安在联合国工作。

He says the international refugee situation is dire.

他说，国际难民的形势非常严峻。

There is a person forcibly displaced now every two seconds.

现在每两秒钟就有一个人被迫流离失所。

These are people that are fleeing not by choice but because they have no choice but to flee if they want to stay alive.

这些人不是自愿逃跑的，而是如果他们想活命，除了逃跑别无选择。

A situation that is dire requires immediate action because it is serious or extreme and difficult to solve.

针对可怕的情况需要立即采取行动，因为它是严重的或极端的，难以解决。

A dire warning signals a very bad future that can cause worry or great fear.

一个可怕的警告预示着一个非常糟糕的未来，它可能会引起担忧或巨大的恐惧。