VOA常速英语:Somali-Americans Help Drought Victims

短语讲解：

1. Minnesota is home to the largest Somali population in the United States and, as drought and famine take a devastating toll on their homeland, Somali immigrants are taking action to help victims back home.

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. When I was being born, my Mom had to go through all of that.

go through经历，经受
例句：The country has gone through too many wars.
这个国家经历了太多的战争。

3. Abdi’s family settled in Minnesota, where she’s now a college student.

settle in (使)开始在…居住
例句：We are settled in our new home.
我们住进了新房。

4. We had the masjids that are involved in fundraising.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：The vast masses there have become involved in the health campaign.
那里的广大群众都参加了卫生运动。

5. People call in everyday to also donate money and gifts and different types of funding.

call in找〔请〕来
例句：How many friends will you call in?
你将邀请多少位朋友?

6. It just launched a relief campaign in cooperation with Somali-Americans to develop fund-raising efforts and provide a secure way to send humanitarian aid back home.

in cooperation with与…合作
例句：This sitcom is produced in cooperation with Hong Kong TV.
这部连续剧是同香港电视台联合制作的。

7. It’s about shelter, clear water, it’s about the health, it’s about providing security for those people who come to Mogadishu.

provide for为…提供
例句：He worked hard to provide for his old age.
他努力工作为养老做准备。

8. That’s challenging, admits Sheik-Abdi, but he says ARC is doing everything possible to make sure the famine relief doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.

fall into掉进, 陷入
例句：Don't let it fall into the hands of the enemy.
不要让它落入敌人手中。

9. If these people who are internally displaced wanted to go back and do some farming, then we’ll help them do that

go back回去
例句：Let's go back home now.
咱们现在回家吧。