VOA常速英语2019--洲马里百姓因战乱原因难以获得医疗服务

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Before this helicopter is much-needed medical help for residents in a remote part of Mali, the West African nation has been in turmoil¹ for about seven years since rebels and loosely allied² Islamists briefly³ seized control of the north in 2012. Now, with help from armed peacekeepers, area residents can at least get medical check-ups. I’m very relieved after being seen by the doctor. They are doing a great job.

这架直升机对于马里偏远地区的居民来说是急需的医疗援助，但其实马里这个西非国家已经动乱了7年之久，原因是叛军与联盟关系不是很紧密的伊斯兰主义者于2012年控制了北方。现在，在维和人员的帮助下，该地区的居民至少能获得医疗体检了。看完医生之后，我心里的石头终于落地了。他们做的很棒。

The UN Security Council deployed⁴ the troops for providing security, and humanitarian⁵ assistance in the vast scrublands of Africa’s Sahel region is a daunting⁶ task. We do not have all the necessary paraphernalia⁷, but we are doing our best even against the recurrent diseases we find. Despite this push for medical exams, remote clinics have a hard time providing care. Most of the patients are elderly people with chronic⁸ articular diseases, like arthritis⁹ and ocular problems in particular. There are some illnesses that we cannot treat with the limited resources we have here, diseases like cataracts¹⁰ and glaucoma. Those are diseases that need more specialized¹¹ care.

联合国安理会部署了军队，以提供安全援助，但人道主义援助在非洲萨赫勒地区广阔的灌木丛地区是很难开展的。我们没有足够的必要设备，但我们也竭力抵抗所能发现的复发疾病。虽然大家都继续医疗体检，但诊所大多偏远，很难提供面面俱到。大多数病人都是老人，都有慢性关节疾病，尤其是关节炎和眼病。有一些病是我们无法用现有的有限资源医治的，比如白内障和青光眼。这些疾病需要专业的护理。

The government says armed men killed 37 civilians¹² in central Mali on New Year’s Day, further complicating¹³ the already difficult task of bringing basic health care to Mali’s most at-risk residents.

马里政府表示，武装人员在新年当天在马里市中心杀害了37名平民，这加剧了问题的复杂性，而在此之前，任务已经十分艰难。任务就是给马里最濒危的市民提供基本医疗。