The United Nations refugee agency says a record number of people worldwide have been displaced by war, violence and persecution¹ and the number of people forced to flee their homes is rapidly growing.

联合国难民署说，世界各地的战争、暴力和迫害造成的难民人数已经达到新高，被迫离开家园的人正在迅速增多。

In a new report issued Thursday, the UNHCR says that at the end of 2014, there were nearly 60 million forcibly displaced people, about 8 million more than the year before and about 20 million more than a decade ago. The increase since 2013 was the highest ever in a single year.

联合国难民署星期四发表的一份新报告说，到2014年底，将近6千万人流离失所。这个数字比一年前增加了约8百万，比10年前增加了约2千万。自2013年以来，增加的难民人数超过了以往任何一年。

A major exodus² of people from their homes started in 2011 with the eruption³ of civil war in Syria; but, in the past five years, armed conflicts and persecution also have sent people fleeing from their homes in Africa, Asia and Europe. Last year 42,500 people a day left their homes due to some type of violence.

大量人员外流始于2011年，这是叙利亚内战带来的后果。但在以往五年期间，非洲、亚洲和欧洲的武装冲突和迫害也迫使人们逃离家园。去年，每天有4万2千5百人因某种形式的暴力而离开家园。

Syria is currently the world's biggest producer of displaced people and refugees, followed by Afghanistan and Somalia. Syria's neighbor, Turkey, has become the world's top refugee-hosting nation.

叙利亚是目前世界上最大的难民输出国，其次是阿富汗和索马里。叙利亚的邻国土耳其是世界上收容难民最多的国家。

Greece and Italy are swamped with refugees who want to settle in Europe.

希腊和意大利目前都有大批希望在欧洲定居的难民。