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Turkish Center Helps Syrian Refugees Adjust
Nearly four years of conflict in Syria have sent more than 5 million Syrians into neighboring countries where they face many challenges.
Turkey is hosting more than 1.5 million of these refugees and Turkish humanitarian groups have stepped up to help.
On a wintry day in the old quarter of Sanliurfa, young Syrian refugees work on a project at the Urfa Community Center. They are to illustrate the story of two friends who drift apart after of one of them befriends a girl and how they eventually reconcile.
There is a purpose to the exercise, said social worker Mahmoud Sleiby, who himself fled Syria two years ago.
“When they are taking [doing] these activities they are feeling more hope. They are saying, ‘we can do it.’ When they come from Syria to Turkey, they don’t have any hope to continue their life. But we start to do simple things to make them stay in this life,” Sleiby said.
Many refugees suffer from fear, anxiety and stress. The center calls in psychologists to deal with severe cases.
It also has programs to help the refugees adjust to the different culture in Turkey. One of these is Turkish language classes.
In another room, women take sewing lessons. They are learning to make clothes for their families or to sell.
In another, there are free computers and Internet access to help students with their studies or those who just want to communicate with family members.
Difficulties refugees face
One of the center’s officers, Umutcan Yuksel, said refugees can sometimes have a difficult time integrating into the local society.
“When they first came to Turkey, the host communities welcomed them. But after some economic and social problems, they separated. Maybe violence is coming. And for this, we have intercultural activities,” Yuksel said.
The center’s 34 staff members and 100 volunteers have helped more than 20,000 refugees since it opened 18 months ago. Workers said their greatest joy is seeing the change in the young children.
“When children first came here, they are [were] silent, always silent. But after two or three months, they could make children’s theater. And we improve their self-trust. We improve their self-respect here. I think it’s the biggest achievement here,” Yuksel said.
He said when the children first arrived, their drawings were about war and violence. Now, he says, they draw flowers.
詞匯解析
suspicion
難度:3星常用詞匯,屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
n.猜疑;懷疑
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
"A science fiction cannot not be regarded as a mere entertainment, but in fact it tells the reader much more."
"科幻小說不能簡單地看成是供消遣的,而實際上它給讀者展示更深刻的內(nèi)容。"
I regard his behaviour with suspicion.
我對他的行為感到懷疑。
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trend
難度:4星核心詞匯,屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.趨勢;傾向;方位
vi.傾向;轉(zhuǎn)向
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
This quartet represents a major new trend in modern music.
這首四重奏的曲子反映了現(xiàn)代音樂中一種主要的新趨向。
用作不及物動詞 (vi.)
Actually, the trend of Anti-Humanistic thought is also a kind of humanism which is deeply influenced by the shift of western philosophy.
反人道主義思潮受到西方哲學(xué)轉(zhuǎn)向的深刻影響,反人道主義思潮實際上也是一種人道主義。
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cabinet
難度:3星常用詞匯,屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
n.櫥柜;內(nèi)閣
adj.內(nèi)閣的;秘密的
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
She needs a cherry cabinet in her room.
她需要在她房里添一個櫻桃木的柜子。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
He was elevated to cabinet rank.
他被提升到內(nèi)閣部長級。
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general
難度:5星基本詞匯,屬常用1000詞
英漢解釋
adj.普遍的;全面的;一般性的;大致的;籠統(tǒng)的;常規(guī)的;總的;首席的
n.將軍;一般
參考例句
用作形容詞 (adj.)
The announcement was met with general rejoicing.
該項宣布受到普遍的歡迎。
用作名詞 (n.)
The general is a respectable man.
那位將軍是個令人肅然起敬的人物。
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status
難度:4星核心詞匯,屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.地位;情形;狀況,狀態(tài);身份
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
Women's social status has changed much over the years.
這些年來婦女的社會地位有了很大改變。
There are many fine shadings of status through the social hierarchy.
在各個社會等級之間有許多細(xì)微的身分區(qū)別。
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apart
難度:4星核心詞匯,屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
adv.相距;分開地;分別地
adj.分開的;分離的
參考例句
用作副詞 (adv.)
The two villages are three miles apart.
這兩個村子相距三英里。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
At that time we were never apart.
那時我們從不分開。
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fatal
難度:3星常用詞匯,屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
adj.致命的;毀滅性的;決定性的
參考例句
用作形容詞 (adj.)
We gave the enemy a fatal blow.
我們給敵人以致命的打擊。
The fatal day of the election finally arrived.
大選決定命運的一天終于來到了。
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