1. Tens of thousands more perished in a dozen countries surrounding the Indian Ocean.
同时在印度洋周围许多国家上万人死亡。
perish
be destroyed; die 毁灭; 死亡:
* Thousands of people perished in the earthquake. 那次地震死者数以千计.
* We shall do it or perish in the attempt. 我们将拼死一试.
2. Nia Sarinastiti of the Multi Donor Fund, which the World Bank set up to handle international tsunami aid, says her organization now focuses on handing this new infrastructure over to local governments.
多援助人基金是世界银行成立的用来处理国际海啸援助的机构，该机构的NS称她的组织现在正聚焦于这些新基础设施向当地政府进行交接。
tsunami
A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
海啸：由海底地震或火山喷发而造成的巨大海浪。
3. A bloody separatist conflict raged there for 30 years before the tsunami hit.
在大海啸袭击之前，一场血腥的独立运动已在那里持续三十年了。
separatist n.（名词）
One who secedes or advocates separation, especially from an established church; a sectarian or separationist.
分离主义者：脱离或拥护分离的人，尤指从固定的教会中分离；宗派心强的人或分离主义者
4. Some donors are concerned the area may see an economic slump after the reconstruction jobs disappear.
一些捐助人对于该地区可能在重建工作结束之后发生经济萧条表示担心。
slump n
(a) period when business is bad, sales are few, etc; depression(3) 商业萧条期; 不景气; 经济衰退.
(b) (US) period when a person, a team, etc has little success, poor results, etc （个人、 运动队等的）低潮状态（几无进展、 成绩不佳等）
a slump in her career 她事业中的低谷.
5. Campaigning in Iowa, Clinton said she was profoundly saddened and outraged by Ms. Bhutto's assassination.
民主党人希拉里克林顿说她在作为第一夫人的时候就和B女士相熟。在爱荷华州的竞选中，克林顿称她对与B女士的暗杀事件感到深深的难过和极度的愤怒。
outrage
(a) [C, U] (act of) great violence or cruelty 暴虐; 残忍; 暴行:
* outrages committed by armed mobs 武装暴民的肆虐
* never safe from outrage 永受暴行威胁.
(b) act or event that shocks or angers the public 骇人事件; 激起民愤的行为或事情:
* The building of the new shopping centre is an outrage, she protested. 修建新购物中心是践踏民意,她抗议道.
(c) strong resentment or anger 义愤; 愤慨:
* When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage. 他得悉此事义愤填膺.
* He leapt up and down in sheer outrage. 他气得暴跳如雷.
6. Another Democratic contender, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, said the U.S. should not allow violence to disrupt Pakistan's return to democracy.
另一名民主党竞选人，新墨西哥州州长BR称美国不应该允许暴力中断巴基斯坦的重回民主化进程。
disrupt
cause disorder in (sth) 将（某事物）弄乱; 扰乱（某事物）:
* Demonstrators succeeded in disrupting the meeting. 示威者扰乱了会议.
* Fog disrupted traffic. 大雾使交通陷於混乱.
7． Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said the assassination was devastating news for the people of Pakistan.
前任阿肯色州州长麦克H称该刺杀行动对于巴基斯坦人民来说是一个非常震惊的消息。
devastating adj
(a) very destructive 破坏力极强的; 毁灭性的:
* a devastating war,毁灭性的战争
(b) causing severe shock 令人十分震惊的; 具有强大冲击力的:
* devastating criticism, news 猛烈的抨击、 惊人的消息.
8. Some political observers believe the Bhutto killing could refocus the election debate on the dangers of terrorism, just one week before the first test of the 2008 campaign, the Iowa presidential caucuses on January 3rd.
一些政治观察家相信在距离2008年第一轮选举还有一周时间的情况下，B的刺杀事件会对恐怖主义的危险性辩论产生重要的影响。爱荷华州的总统候选人会议将会在一月三日举行。
terrorism n.（名词）
The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
恐怖主义：对武力或暴力的非法使用或威胁使用，一个人或一个有组织的集团以威胁或胁迫社会或政府为目的而危害人类或财产常带有意识形态或政治原因