东非粮食短缺预计将影响更多的人

短语讲解：

1. In East Africa, millions people are in need of emergency food assistance because of the prolonged, severe drought.

in need of需要
例句：Success is in need of great effort.
成功需要很多的努力。
because of因为, 由于
例句：It was because of the job that he had taken the flat.
他因为工作的原因租了那套公寓。

2. Steady rain is hard to come by in many parts of East Africa.

come by得到, 获得
例句：Money that is easily come by is often easily spent.
钱来得容易往往也花得容易。

3. In the last several years, we’re seeing that there are these recurrent droughts, which used to take several years to reoccur.

used to过去一向,过去时常
例句：Americans used to like big cars, and gasoline used to be very inexpensive. 
过去美国人喜欢大型轿车，那时汽油很便宜。

4. The drought has destroyed crops and killed livestock, bringing high levels of malnutrition to the region.

bring to把…带给…, 使达到…
例句：The university's money troubles have been brought to the boil by the recent government cuts.
最近政府削减开支使这所大学的财务到了罗掘俱穷的地步。

5. So, this compounded an already problematic region in terms of food security,” he said.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句：He thought of everything in terms of money.
他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。

6. What’s more, the lack of rain is blamed for the deaths of 220,000 cattle in the Borena Zone along the southern border with Kenya.

be blamed for因…而受到责备
例句：The conductor is blamed for the accident.
售票员因此次意外事故而受到指责。

7. Given that the international prices of food commodities are also high, it actually is a lot of burden for the countries’ economies, which are already reeling from the effects of earlier years, to take on,” said Ahmed.

take on承担; 呈现,穿上
例句：The old factory has taken on a new look.
这家老厂已呈现出一派新面貌。

8. In fact, it could actually make things worse.

in fact　实际上, 其实
例句：She pretends to various abilities she doesn't, in fact, possess.
她自称有种种她事实上并不具有的才能。

9. Ahmed added that while East African countries are implementing their own short term solutions to the drought, long range planning is needed to deal with the uncertainty of climate change.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

10. It also called for increased animal and plant disease surveillance and control.

call for要求，需要，提倡
例句：Your plan will call for a lot of money.
你的计划需要许多钱。