hand down：宣判.

commute: 減輕(刑罰等)

condemned: 被判罪的;死刑囚犯的.

reprieve: 緩刑;暫緩;暫免

convict: 證明 ...有罪;判...有罪

vigilante: 治安維持會成員;自 發組織的維持治安者

something: a lot of people or things. 大量,許多

brawl: 爭吵,打架

Ethiopia Again Struggles to Treat Malnutrition 衣索比亞再度忙於醫治營養不良的人民

stalk: ( 疾病等)在...蔓延,在...猖獗

front line: 最前線;戰線;火線

TB: tuberculosis: 【醫】結核病

pulmonary: 肺的;肺病的

Changing weather patterns have turned what used to be a recurring problem into a chronic one,

and a constant headache for Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

天氣型態的改變, 把向來為間歇性的問題, 變成長期問 題, 也是衣索比亞總理經常頭痛的問題.