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　　WASHINGTON— West African leaders hope tocontain the spread the Ebola virus by Decemberof this year, but say it can only be done withrobust international help. Countries most hit bythe deadly virus, Liberia, Sierra Leone andGuinea, are appealing to their diaspora abroadto join the effort. A U.S. - African forum in Washington discussed the immediate needsof these countries and what African groups in the United States can do to help.

　　Delegates from the meeting at the African union     Mission in Washington Friday stressed thatEbola is a global problem and that every nation has a role in helping bring it to an end.

　　Sierra Leone Ambassador to the United States Bockari Stevens said Western countries havepledged to send medical experts and material support to fight the disease in West Africa, but ithas taken some time to arrive.

　　"And the British promised to build a 700-bed hospital - that has not been done yet, but theyhave started construction," said Stevens. "The Cubans went yesterday - 165 Cubans landed -doctors - Cuban doctors landed in Sierra Leone. With all of these effort now being marshaledtogether, we should be able to see some light at the end of the tunnel."

　　Ambassador Stevens said efforts in his country have not stopped Ebola's destructive path. Hesaid 18 more people died from the virus on the streets of Freetown on Thursday. But he saidthe Sierra Leonean diaspora has been helpful.

　　"In fact, we have diaspora, as well, volunteering, especially diasporas in the medical field:nurses, paramedics, doctors," he said. "Some of them are in Freetown Sierra Leone now,helping with the training and motivating of our local health workers."

　　The ambassador called Ebola the world biggest terrorist, but said with enough internationalsupport it could be defeated.

　　A delegate from Zimbabwe, Emmanual Nnadozie, urged a vigorous response by theinternational community to Ebola and other problems in West Africa.

　　"Because after Ebola there will be a need to deal with the consequences of Ebola, there will beneed also to build strong institutions to prevent such a crisis from happening again," he said.

　　Representatives of the most affected West African countries stressed the importance ofsolidarity in the fight against Ebola.

　　Chinua Akukwe, chairman of the National Academy of Public Administration in Washington, saidthe spread of Ebola outside Africa shows that the world cannot ignore the problem.

　　"In the [U.S.] Congress I have called for a new public-private partnership to deal with Ebola withthe immediate and long-term goal of rebuilding health systems in Africa," said Akukwe.

　　Participants at the forum said that containing Ebola is only the first step in helping Liberia,Sierra Leone and Guinea recover from the disease. The three countries will also need help to puteducation, agriculture, business and industrial sector back on track after suffering losses in thecurrent outbreak. Their ability to prevent another health disaster in the future may depend onhow well they rebuild after this one.

　　词汇解释

　　1.marshal n. 元帅;司仪 vt. 整理;引领;编列 vi. 排列;召集; 安排

　　The company turned its attention to marshalling itscreditors' approval.

　　这家公司把注意力转向了集结债权人的支持。

　　2.paramedics n. 护理人员，辅助医务人员;护理学(paramedic复数形式)

　　We intend to have a paramedic on every ambulance within the next three years.

　　我们计划在今后的3年内在每辆救护车里配备一名护理人员。

　　3.outbreak n. (战争的)爆发;(疾病的)发作 vi. 爆发

　　The four-day festival ended a day early after an outbreak of violence involving hundreds ofyouths.

　　由于一起数百名年轻人参与的暴力事件的爆发，为期4天的庆祝活动提前1天结束