向?qū)?/c>調(diào)整他的長頭巾以遮擋撒哈拉沙漠的熾熱陽光時,我正好躲在他的身后。
Most of sub-Saharan Africa seems to be sunk in a perpetual drought that has fed a numbing series of civil wars.
撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲國家似乎陷入永久的干旱,而干旱引發(fā)了一系列司空見慣的內(nèi)戰(zhàn)。
Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the Subcontinent, not to speak of Latin America, were all seized long before Mesopotamia or the Levant.
撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲,東南亞,南亞次大陸,更不用說拉美了,在美索不達米亞或累范特(theLevant)之前,長期以來都處于西方的控制之下。
And despite the Aids epidemic, sub-Saharan Africa is expected to add more than a billion to its current population in the next half century.
盡管艾滋病盛行,半個世紀后,撒哈拉南部的非洲地區(qū)也將增加10億以上的人口。
This location , at the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, gives Uganda commanding importance as a base for regional trade and investment.
地處撒哈拉沙漠以南非洲地區(qū)的中心,烏干達作為區(qū)域貿(mào)易與投資的基地,擁有無比的優(yōu)越條件。
In sub- Saharan Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States, the poor did not fall but rise.
在撒哈拉以南非洲地區(qū)和獨聯(lián)體國家,貧困人口不降反升。
This back-and-forth migration is called the Saharan pump, a movement of people in and out of northern Africa as the climate shifted.
這種反復(fù)遷徙被稱為撒哈拉旋回,是指當氣候輪換變化時人類在北非進進出出的一種行為。
Almost two out of every three Arabs are under 30, a level exceeded only in sub-Saharan Africa.
幾乎每三個阿拉伯人中就有兩個30歲以下的,只有撒哈拉以南非洲能夠超過這個比例。
He also says demand for wheat in sub-Saharan Africa is growing faster than for any other crop. There are two main reasons for that.
他還表示,撒哈拉以南非洲地區(qū)小麥需求的增長速度遠遠超出其它任何作物。這主要有兩個原因。
Forty percent of the households in sub-Saharan Africa are more than a half hour from the nearest water, and that distance is growing.
非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南地區(qū)40%的家庭需要花費至少半小時的時間才能到達最近的水源地,而且水源地正變的越來越遠。
sub-Saharan Africa has missed out on the prosperity, due to wars and corrupt political elites.
撒哈拉以南非洲國家已經(jīng)錯過了繁榮,由于戰(zhàn)爭和腐敗的政治精英。
This rate is not as impressive as it seems, because the sub-Saharan African population is growing by more than 2 percent a year.
因為撒哈拉以南非洲年人口增長率為2%,6%的經(jīng)濟增長率并不像看起來的那樣令人印象深刻。
Over the past two decades, sub-Saharan Africa has seen a resurgence of this airborne disease, which disproportionately affects the poor.
過去二十年來,這一空氣傳播疾病在南撒哈拉非洲地區(qū)有所抬頭,對貧困人口造成了更嚴重的影響。
A word of caution: A previous rush into sub-Saharan Africa saw promised investments and contracts that did not materialize.
小忠告:急于把撒哈拉以南的非洲看做投資天堂不是個好主意。因為很多合同并沒有履行。
After all, the public-health systems in much of sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia and Latin America are rudimentary at best.
在非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南、部份亞洲、拉丁美洲地區(qū)的大眾衛(wèi)生系統(tǒng),充其量也不過是最初等的水準。
But WMO Data Management Application Division chief Omar Baddour said sub-Saharan Africa did not experience drought this year.
國際氣象組織數(shù)據(jù)管理應(yīng)用中心主任奧馬爾.巴多爾說,今年撒哈拉以南之非洲地區(qū)卻并沒有經(jīng)歷干旱。
She noted that sub-Saharan Africa is one of the few regions showing resilience against the global recession.
米基羅指出,撒哈拉以南非洲是少數(shù)幾個能在全球蕭條中展現(xiàn)出應(yīng)變復(fù)蘇的地區(qū)之一。
At the bottom, below Afghanistan in 155th place, are 14 countries from sub-Saharan Africa, with Zimbabwe bringing up the rear.
在榜尾,位于155位的阿富汗之后的是14個撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲國家,它們和津巴布韋一道墊底。
An estimated 50% of households in sub-Saharan Africa now have at least one bed net, and 96% of persons with access to a net use it.
據(jù)估計,撒哈拉以南非洲有一半家庭現(xiàn)在至少有一頂蚊帳,而且96%獲得蚊帳的人確實使用蚊帳。
The long-term goal is to make drought-tolerant maize available royalty-free to small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
這個項目的長期目標就是讓那些非洲撒哈拉以南地區(qū)從事小規(guī)模耕作的農(nóng)民可以種植這些免專利使用費的抗干旱玉米。
An economy that in the 1960s had a per capita income on a par with sub-Saharan Africa is now snapping at the heels of Britain and France.
一個在上世紀60年代人均收入還與撒哈拉以南非洲不相上下的經(jīng)濟體,如今已經(jīng)緊隨英國與法國之后。
Seen through this lens, nearly one-third of sub-Saharan Africa is already likely to be impacted by the current pandemic.
看穿了這個透鏡,非洲撒哈拉以南地區(qū)近三分之一已可能受當前的流行病。
The majority of Africans seeking work or refuge in Europe are Tunisians, but a growing number are sub-Saharan Africans fleeing Libya.
在歐洲找工作或尋求庇護的大部分非洲人都來自突尼斯,但越來越多的是逃離利比亞的亞撒哈拉人。
He said Mali was among the first countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
他表示,馬里是撒哈拉以南非洲最早同新中國建交的國家之一。
In the realm of U. S. external relations, sub-Saharan Africa has been a region of lesser importance.
在美國的對外關(guān)系方面,撒哈拉沙漠以按的非洲大陸算是華盛頓較為不重視的地區(qū)。
Several sources have also reported the unlawful arrest, mistreatment and killings of sub-Saharan Africans perceived to be mercenaries.
一些消息源也報道了非法逮捕、虐待、殺害參與雇傭軍的南撒哈拉非洲人。
Much of Sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the developing world lack the wireline access networks common in industrialized countries.
撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲大陸和發(fā)展中世界的其它地區(qū)很大程度上缺乏工業(yè)化國家常見的有線接入網(wǎng)絡(luò)。
Some, among his own tribesmen and in parts of sub-Saharan Africa that received his largesse, may mourn his demise.
他自己的部族和撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲一些地方的人們曾沐浴他的慷慨,因而可能兔死狐悲。
In sub-Saharan Africa, less than two thirds of pupils reach the last grade in the majority of countries.
在撒哈拉以南的非洲大多數(shù)國家,學(xué)生能堅持到小學(xué)畢業(yè)的不到三分之二。
Saharan desert ants of the genus Cataglyphis have to travel long distances to discover food in their impoverished, sandy environment.
撒哈拉沙漠的箭蟻不得不在貧瘠的沙質(zhì)環(huán)境中長途跋涉尋找食物。
One of the most fascinating stories is that of the Trans-Saharan Ostrich Expedition in 1911.
1911年橫穿撒哈拉沙漠的鴕鳥探險隊就是其中最引人入勝的故事之一。
Meanwhile the least happy countries are in the poor regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
同時,最不幸福的國家位于撒哈拉以南非洲的貧窮地區(qū)
She sees this everywhere -- from Chinese infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa to Turkey's investments across the Middle East.
國務(wù)卿認為這一點隨處可見,從中國在撒哈拉以南非洲地區(qū)的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施項目到土耳其在中東各地的投資項目上都有體現(xiàn)。
Net capital market flows to Sub-Saharan Africa remained marginal, with South Africa the only major recipient.
撒哈拉以南非洲地區(qū)的資本市場流入凈額仍在低水平徘徊,南非是該地區(qū)唯一接受外資的主要國家。
They are tangible symbols of a new power in sub-Saharan Africa that has, for some, begun to cause ripples of concern.
它們是一個巨大的標志:新的力量進入了非洲南撒哈拉沙漠地區(qū),并且開始引起了一定的關(guān)注。
For just sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank estimates the off-grid electricity market at $17 billion a year.
僅就撒哈拉以南非洲地區(qū)而言,世界銀行預(yù)計,離網(wǎng)電力市場每年的需求為170億美元。
Indeed, it is revealing that none of the sub-Saharan African teams at this tournament was coached by a black African.
事實上,在這次比賽中,沒有一個撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲隊的教練是南非黑人。
Sub-Saharan Africa was not hit as hard by the economic crisis as the other regions of the world because its financial sector is small.
與世界其他地區(qū)相比,撒哈拉以南非洲在經(jīng)濟危機中受到的沖擊不大,原因在于這一地區(qū)的金融部門較小。