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Question 1
[A] February 2011.
[B] July 2011.
[C] December 2013.
英语六级查询[D] February 2013.
面试时英语自我介绍Key:B
Question 2
[A] High food prices.
[B]Food incurity.fclo
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[C] A power struggle.
[D] A collapsing economy.
Key:C
Question 3除青春痘方法
photo album[A] 7.5 million people.
[B] 75 million people.
[C] 10,000 people.
[D] 100,000 people.
Key:D
Question 1: When did South Sudan gain its independence?
Question 2: What caud the civil war in South Sudan?
Question 3: How many South Sudane are on the verge of starvation?
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polybagOn February 20th, the United Nations declared a faminein parts of South Sudan. “This crisis is man-made, the direct conquence of a conflict prolonged by South Sudane leaders who are unwilling to put aside political ambitions for the good of their people,” said State Department Acting Spokesperson MarkToner.
[1] South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in early July 2011.Peace lasted less than 18 months. [2]In
[1] South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in early July 2011.Peace lasted less than 18 months. [2]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
collapsingeconomy and wildly escalatingfood prices. Food incurity, hunger, and malnutrition have
all grown steadily wor since the conflict began.
[3] Today, some 100,000 South Sudane are on the verge of starvationand 7.5 million people, more than half the
country's population, will require humanitarian assistance this year.
“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 promi that humanitarian and developmental organizations will have unimpededaccess to populations in need across thecountry,” he said.
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2⽉20⽇，联合国宣布南苏丹部分地区出现饥荒。“这场危机是⼈祸，是南苏丹领导⼈不愿为⼈民福祉⽽放弃其政治野⼼，执意延长冲突的直接后果，”美国国务院代理发⾔⼈马克特纳说。
南苏丹是2011年7⽉初获得独⽴的。但和平只持续了不到18个⽉。2013年12⽉，南苏丹总统基尔(SalvaKiir)与副总统马查尔(Riek Machar)展开了权⼒之争，随后演变为内战。2015年签订的和平协定
没能停⽌暴⼒形势，持续的战争导致经济崩塌，物价猛涨。粮⾷不⾜、饥饿、营养不良⾃从冲突爆发以来就⼀直每况愈下。
如今，有近10万名南苏丹⼈民在饥饿的边缘徘徊，⽽占南苏丹⼈⼝⼀半以上的750万⼈今年将需要⼈道主义救援。
“美国极度担⼼2⽉20⽇联合国关于南苏丹部分地区出现饥荒的声明，担⼼南苏丹即将出现的对⼈道主义援助的⼤规模需求，”代理发⾔⼈特纳说。“我们呼吁总统基尔迅速兑现其承诺，保证⼈道主义发展组织可以不受阻碍地抵达南苏丹境内需要救助的⼈⾝边，”特纳说。
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Vocabulary
famine
famine /ˈfæmɪn/ n. a lack of food during a long period of time in a region饥荒
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Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine.
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People suffer from disasters such as floods and famine.
prolong
prolong /prəˈlɒŋ/ v. to make something last a longer time延长；拉长
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We were having such a good time that we decided to prolong our stay by another week.
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She chewed each delicious mouthful as slowly as she could, prolonging the pleasure.
collap
collap /[kəˈlæps] / v. If something, for example a system or institution, collaps, it fails or comes to an end completely and suddenly.倒塌，⽡解，崩溃
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Most of the deaths were caud by landslides and collapsing buildings.
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His business empire collapd under a massive burden of debt.
escalate
escalate /ˈeskəleɪt/ v. to become or make sth. greater, wor, more rious, etc. （使）逐步扩⼤，不断恶化，加剧
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The decision to escalate UN involvement has been taken in the hopes of a swift end to the hostilities.
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His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
unimpeded
unimpeded /ˌʌnɪmˈpiːdəd/ adj. If something moves or happens unimpeded, it continues without being stopped or interrupted by anything.畅通⽆阻的，不受阻碍的（由动词impede加前缀un-并变为过去分词）
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She could drive unimpeded by slow-moving traffic.
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He promid to allow justice to run its cour unimpeded.
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Background
South Sudan
SouthSudan
South Sudan gained independence fromSudan on 9 July 2011 as the outcome of a 2005 agreement that ended Africa's longest-running civil war.
Made up of the 10 southern-most states of Sudan, South Sudan is one of the most diver countries in Africa. It is home to over 60 different major ethnic groups, and the majority of its people follow traditional religions. Independence did not bring conflict inSouth Sudan to an end. The 2013-2015 civil war displaced 2.2 million people and threatened the success of one of the world's newest countries.
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