双语新闻：世界银行拨款2亿美元阻击埃博拉

2014-08-14 15:04:25来源：可可英语

　　The World Bank pledged up to $200m in emergencyfunding to help fight the Ebola virus in west Africa,as the death toll in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guineamounts.

　　随着埃博拉病毒在利比里亚、塞拉利昂和几内亚造成的死亡人数日益增高，世界银行(World Bank)承诺将向西非提供总计2亿美元紧急资金，以抗击埃博拉。

　　Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, said thefunds would provide “critically needed support forthe response to stop further transmission of Ebola”within the three nations, which“would prevent newinfections in neighbouring at risk countries”.

　　世行行长金墉(Jim Yong Kim)表示，该基金将“为阻止埃博拉病毒(在这三国)继续传播提供急需的支持”，这些援助“或能阻止相邻的高风险国家出现新的感染”。

　　The financial package comes days after the World Health Organisation and the west Africancountries most affected by the epidemic asked for immediate support.

　　就在世行提出这一财政援助计划几天前，世界卫生组织(World Health Organisation)和受传染最为严重的西非国家都曾请求紧急援助。

　　The African Development Bank has also promised emergency funding, with a package of about$60m. Donald Kaberuka, head of the AfDB, said the countries affected needed immediatesupport to build up their health systems.

　　非洲开发银行(African Development Bank)也已承诺提供大约6000万美元的紧急资金援助。非洲开发银行行长唐纳德•卡贝鲁卡(Donald Kaberuka)表示，那些受影响的国家急需紧急援助，以建设医疗卫生系统。

　　The death toll from the Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa has climbed to 887, according tofigures released by the WHO on Monday that suggest the epidemic is spinning out of control.In only two days, between July 31 and August 1, the WHO said 61 deaths and more than 100new cases were reported.

　　根据世界卫生组织周一发布的数字，埃博拉病毒在西非导致的死亡人数已攀升至887人，显示病毒正在失控。在7月31日到8月1日仅两天时间内，世界卫生组织就表示录得61起死亡病例和逾100起新发现病例。

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