Doctors Without Borders▼ Help Countries in Crisis 人道救援 —— 無國界醫生
When there is a war, doctors and nurses are needed to help the wounded. When disease breaks out in a poor country, medical workers are needed to give aid to the sick. In addition, natural disasters, such as droughts▼, floods, earthquakes, and tsunamis▼, can be big problems for healthcare services, even in rich countries. However, there never seems to be enough local medical staff to provide help. This is why an organization called Doctors Without Borders was created. Doctors Without Borders was started by a few doctors and journalists▼ in France back in 1971. They were shocked by how many difficulties people had in many developing countries. The organization believed that everyone should be able to receive proper medical care nomatter where they were from. Now it has 30,000 volunteers who work in 60 countries. These include all types of medical professionals▼, engineers▼, and administration▼ staff. In addition to health care, first aid training is also provided to local citizens.
crisis n. 危機 The president gathered a group of experts to find a solution to the crisis. 總統集合了一群專家來找出危機的解決方法。
wounded a. 受傷的(尤指受武器所傷) the wounded n. 傷患(集合名詞,不可數) All the wounded were sent to the hospital. 所有的傷患都被送到醫院。
break out (戰爭、災難、疾病等)爆發 It has been many years since SARS broke out. 自 SARS 爆發以來已經過了很多年。
medical a. 醫療的;醫學的 The injured man needs medical care right away. 那個受傷的男人需要立即醫護。
aid n. 援助,幫助 come to sb's aid 幫助某人 No one came to my aid when my car broke down. 我的車子拋錨時沒有人來幫助我。
staff n. 職員,員工(集合名詞) Most of the park's staff members are men. 這座公園大部份的職員都是男性。
proper a. 適當的;正確的 This is not the proper time to tell George the bad news. 這不是告訴喬治這個壞消息的適當時機。
no matter + 疑問詞 不論/不管…… No matter how hard life gets, John never gives up hope. 無論人生會變得多艱辛,約翰絕對不會放棄希望。
border n. 國界;邊境地區
drought n. 旱災,乾旱
tsunami n. 海嘯
journalist n. 新聞工作者;新聞記者
professional n. 專業人士
engineer n. 工程師;技師
administration n. 行政,管理
『似乎』怎麼說 本文 "However, there never seems to be enough local medical staff to provide help." 中的 seem 為連綴動詞,表『好像/似乎』,故 seems to V 表『好像/似乎……』,也可以 It seems (that)... 來表示。例:
Jack always seems to know what I'm thinking. (傑克似乎總是知道我在想什麼。)
It seems that few people buy CDs these days. (這個時代似乎很少人買 CD 了。)