VOA慢速英语:Conflicts Increase Emergency Food Airlifts

短语讲解：

1. UNHAS has transported about 7,600 tons of food so far this year.

so far 到目前为止; 迄今为止
例句：So far, the strategy has worked.
到目前为止，这个策略很有效。

2. The planes have also flown more than 1,000 tons of supplies and equipment to 21 countries for the WFP and other aid groups.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句：America and britain have more than 12.
美国和英国甚至多余多于12个。

3. Cesar Arroyo is the WFP's flight chief. He says conflict, a lack of possible roads and heavy rain has forced groups to fly food to people in three areas in the northern part of South Sudan.

a lack of 缺乏，缺少
例句：He faulted a lack of self-control. "
他将此归咎于缺乏自制。

4. He says more than three million people in South Sudan are in need of food.

in need of 需要
例句：She is in need of a rest. 
她需要休息。 

5. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled to Irbil in Kurdistan from Mosul since the militant seized that city in June.

hundreds of thousands of 几十万，无数
例句：Hundreds of thousands of people died in the tsunami triggered by an offshore earthquake. 
无数人死于由近岸地震引发的飓风。