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By Tony Budny
Washington
28 February 2008
 

A top United Nations official is warning U.S. lawmakers that Iraqi refugees face what he terms "absolutely dire1 circumstances" in their countries of asylum2.  Between two and five million Iraqis have fled their homeland.  VOA's Tony Budny has more.
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1 dire llUz9     
adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的
参考例句：
  • There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
  • We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。
2 asylum DobyD     
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
参考例句：
  • The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
  • Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

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