紧急会议:非洲之角遭遇旱灾与饥荒

短语讲解：

1. Representatives from the G20, U.N. agencies and NGOs warned the crisis could spread if action is not taken now.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

2. "This will not be a short crisis. The United Nations and its partners fully expect to be dealing with this situation for at least the next six months," said Amos.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：He must deal with many difficulties.
他必须应付许多困难。

3. "The U.N. estimates that more than 3.5 million Somalis – the vast majority in the insurgent held areas – may starve to death unless emergency aid reaches them in the next few weeks," he said.

emergency aid 紧急援助
例句：The government is calling the international society for emergency aid. 
政府呼吁国际社会予以紧急援助。

4. I literally saw dozens of children who will not make it.

dozens of很多
例句：There are rumors in the air that dozens of people died in the fire.
有谣传许多人在那场大火中死亡。

5. Nwanze said many people around the world are no longer able to cope with recurring droughts and floods, which he blames on climate change.

no longer不再, 已不, 不复, 再也不
例句：He was long a famous musician, but he plays no longer.
他成为有名的音乐家已很久了, 但他现在不演奏了。
cope with对付…
例句：Do not imagine that you can cope with all the problems.
别以为你能处理所有这些问题。
blame on把责任推给…
例句：They blamed the failure on John.
他们把失败的责任推给约翰。

6. Stocking said bringing in emergency food supplies to stem hunger, malnutrition and starvation is vitally important.

bring in把…拿进来, 带进来
例句：From the outside the workers bring in food to the queen. 
工蚁从外面采集食物来给蚁后吃。 

7. But there's something else that can be done, as well.

as well也, 还有
例句：There may be travel expense, as well.
可能还有旅途费用。

8. If you want to feed people today, the best way to do that is actually to provide them with cash or vouchers for food that they can buy food right now.

provide with给…提供;以…装备
例句：Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。

9. After all, Somalia is a country that has $2 billion a year coming into it in remittances and a whole system of means in which money can get into the hands of people

after all毕竟; 究竟
例句：Don't get discouraged by setbacks, we are new to the work after all.
别因挫折而灰心, 这工作对我们来说毕竟还是陌生的。
get into进入
例句：They will get into London this afternoon.
他们今天下午会到伦敦。