VOA常速英语:Refugee Crisis in South Sudan

词汇讲解：

1. flee vt. 逃离, 逃避
例句：Why does she always flee any kind of responsibility?
她为什么总是逃避责任?

2. escape vt. 逃避, 避开; 免除
例句：We were lucky to escape being punished.
我们很幸运,没有受罚。

3. peak n. 最高点, 最高水平; 高峰
例句：Traffic reaches a peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.
早晨八九点钟是交通的高峰时刻。

4. concentration n. 集中, 集结
例句：Large concentrations of capital were in the hands of merchants.
大量资本集中在商人手里。

5. proximity n. 接近, 附近
例句：Their house is in close proximity to ours.
他们的房子很接近我们的。

6. conduct vt. 指导，管理，经营；进行；实施；处理
例句：He should learn how to conduct a meeting.
他应当学习如何主持会议。

7. chronic adj. (病)慢性的;(人)久病的
例句：She's developed a chronic cough.
她的咳嗽已成了一种慢性病。

8. scarce adj. 缺乏的, 罕见的
例句：The food was scarce during the war.
战争期间食物短缺。

9. priority n. 优先考虑的事
例句：The development of the national economy is a top priority.
发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。

10. relocate v. （使）搬迁，迁移
例句：They’ve relocated our bus-stop.
他们把我们的公共汽车站迁到另一个位置了。