VOA常速英语:A Famine Declared in South Sudan(翻译)

On February 20th, the United Nations declared a famine in parts of South Sudan. “This crisis is man-made, the direct consequence of a conflict prolonged by South Sudanese leaders who are unwilling to put aside political ambitions for the good of their people,” said State Department Acting Spokesperson Mark Toner.
2月20日，联合国宣布南苏丹部分地区出现饥荒。“这场危机是人为的，是南苏丹领导人发动冲突所导致的直接结果，他们不愿意为了该国人民的利益而放下自己的政治野心，”美国国务院代理发言人马克·托纳如是说道。
South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in early July 2011.Peace lasted less than 18 months. In December 2013, a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar erupted into civil war. A peace accord signed in 2015 has failed to stop the violence, and the continued fighting led to a collapsing economy and wildly escalating food prices.Food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition have all grown steadily worse since the conflict began.
2011年7月初，南苏丹从苏丹独立。但和平只持续了不到18个月。2013年12月，该国总统萨尔瓦·克里和副总统里克·马查尔之间的权力纠葛最终爆发成内战。2015年签署了一份和平协议，但是却未能阻止暴力，持续的战争导致经济崩溃、食品价格急剧上升。自从冲突开始以来，食品安全、饥饿和营养不良的情况越来越严重。
Today, some 100,000 South Sudanese are on the verge of starvation and 7.5 million people, more than half the country’s population, will require humanitarian assistance this year.
目前，大约10万南苏丹人处在饥饿的边缘，750万人——超过该国人口的一半——今年需要人道主义援助。
“The United States is gravely concerned by the February 20 declaration of famine in parts of South Sudan and by the significant scale of humanitarian need throughout the country,” said Acting Spokesperson Toner.“We call on President Kiir to expeditiously make good on his promise that humanitarian and developmental organizations will have unimpeded access to populations in need across the country,” he said.
“美国对2月20日宣布的南苏丹部分地区出现饥荒一事、以及南苏丹全国所需人道主义救援规模之巨大表示严重关切，”代理发言人托纳如是说道。“我们呼吁总统克里尽快兑现他的承诺，让人道主义和发展组织可以畅通无阻地接触到该国急需帮助的人民，”他说道。
“Humanitarian actors are working tirelessly to reach those in need. All parties to the conflict must stop impeding relief efforts and allow food and other essential assistance to reach those who need it the most.
“人道主义行动者们正在不懈努力，来接触到那些需要帮助的人。所有冲突各方必须停止阻碍救济工作，允许食品和其他重要的援助送达那些最需要的人的手中。”
“The United States remains the single largest donor of humanitarian assistance to South Sudan, having provided more than 2.1 billion dollars since 2014. Our assistance, including more than 600,000 metric tons of urgently needed food assistance, has saved lives and helped avert famine for three consecutive years.
“美国仍然是南苏丹最大的人道主义援助国，自从2014年以来已经提供了超过21亿美元的资金。我们的援助，包括超过60万公吨的急需食品援助，挽救了无数的生命、连续三年帮助避免了饥荒。”
“We call on donors and other members of the international community to provide timely additional humanitarian assistance to save lives and support the people of South Sudan.”
“我们呼吁捐助者和国际社会其他成员提供更多及时的人道主义援助，从而拯救生命、支持南苏丹人民。”