VOA常速英语:WFP: Ethiopia's Emergency Food Reserve Near Zero

短语讲解：

1. We cannot count on that.

count on期望, 指望; 依赖, 依靠
例句：We can't count on him telling the truth.
我们不能指望他说实话。

2. We can go up to one million tons [and] we're talking about 80 million people here who need food, so this is exactly where we are working together to try to increase the food reserve

go up上升, 上涨, 提高, 增加, 增高
例句：The goods have gone up in price.
这些商品的价格已经上涨。

3. Dieng also said the WFP is monitoring reports filtering out of Eritrea suggesting food shortages there as well.

filter out (消息等)泄漏; 滤除, 过滤
例句：The news of his appointment filtered out before it was officially advertised.
他被任命的消息在还没正式公布前就被透漏出去。

4. Dieng says Eritrean refugees arriving at camps in northern Ethiopia are saying the Asmara, Eritrea, government tries to prevent them from leaving, and that conditions are deteriorating.

arrive at到达, 来到
例句：One day a letter from my father arrived at the school.
有一天, 学校收到了我父亲的一封信。
prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

5. But what we heard from the government in Eritrea, they say there is no problem when it comes to food aid in Eritrea.

hear from从…听到
例句：I afterwards heard from him that this was not the case.
此后我从他那里得知情况并非如此。
when it comes to当提到……；当谈到……
例句：When it comes to cooking, I know nothing.
说到做饭，我是一窍不通。

6. But for people crossing the border and coming into Ethiopia that we interview, we know there is some problem, and we are monitoring that very closely.

come into进入
例句：Would you come into the bar and have a drink with me?
你愿意进酒吧和我喝一杯吗?

7. Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Africa Johnnie Carson last month said many Eritrean refugees fleeing to Ethiopia are suffering from life-threatening malnutrition.

suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

8. He urged officials in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, to cooperate with U.N. agencies and international organizations to address the issues of hunger and food shortages.

cooperate with与(某人)协作, 合作
例句：The children cooperated with their teachers in keeping the classroom neat.
孩子们和老师一起保持教室整洁。

9. He says the U.N. agency technically maintains an office in Asmara, but has not had any international staff there since 2005, and is not able to monitor conditions in the nation of 5 million.

be able to能,会
例句：Most children are able to walk before they are able to talk.
多数孩子在会说话前就会走路。