VOA慢速英语:Food Shortages a Worry for South Sudan

短语讲解：

1. United Nations agencies are warning of food shortages next year in South Sudan.

warn of发出关于…的警告
例句：The weather station warned of severe snowfalls ahead.
气象台预报将有大雪。

2. The FAO blames the situation on uNPRedictable rains, the return of thousands of refugees, and conflict.

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。

3. People in the south depended heavily on food aid during the war.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
万物靠太阳生长。

4. And many refugees have returned from the north, adding to the population.

add to增加, 加强
例句：The bad weather added to the shipwrecked sailors’ difficulties.
恶劣的天气增加了失事船只的船员们的困难。

5. There are still emergency context because of localized conflicts, because the country is susceptible to droughts and floods and also because there are still quite a lot of people returning from north Sudan to South Sudan.

susceptible to对…敏感的，容易受到…的
例句：We are all susceptible to advertising.
我们都易受广告的影响。

6. It took place in late two thousand ten.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

7. But in some places, armed conflict interfered with clearing the land and planting the seeds.

interfere with干预, 阻挠, 妨碍, 阻止
例句：The noise interferes with my work.
这噪音妨碍我的工作。

8. Farmers also had to deal with high fuel prices, labor problems, stolen cattle and disputes over grasslands and water sources.

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。