VOA慢速英语:How the Technology Industry Is Helping Refugees

短语讲解：

1. The United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) reports that about 65 million people were displaced at the end of 2015.

at the end of 在…结尾，在…末端
例句：At the end of the wood, the path diverges to the left.
在树林的尽头,小路向左拐去。

2. Since last year, many software developers have been creating digital solutions to help countries deal with the growing number of immigrants.

deal with 应付; 对待; 惠顾; 与…交易
例句：Imperical edicts could deal with very varied matters.
皇帝的诏节涉及各个方面的事物。

3. Another tool, Trace the Face, can help immigrants reunite with loved ones by posting images and searching for photographs online.

search for 搜索，搜寻; 访求
例句：The search for peace also means the search for justice.
寻求和平也意味着寻求正义。

4. Yet the report also found that a number of good ideas from this flood of high-tech development have resulted in wasted energy.

a number of 一些; 许多的
例句：We had to face up to a number of seemingly contradictory concerns.
我们不得不正视若干看起来相互矛盾的问题。

5. A number of these apps are no longer operational.

no longer 不再，已不
例句：She no longer feared that they should misunderstand her.
她不再害怕他们会误解她了。

6. So, while the tech community might be going in the right direction, governments are not yet sure how to make use of their efforts.

make use of 使用，利用; 假借
例句：So long as they serve that purpose, we should make use of them.
只要对发展生产力有好处，就可以利用。