葉門為何發生內戰？
As all spotlights are focused on the Syrian Civil War, few people know of the Yemeni Civil War, which has been ongoing for over two and a half years now.
當國際都關注著敘利亞內戰，很少人知道葉門內戰也早持續進行2年半了。
spotlight(n.)聚光燈、矚目的焦點
It has caused tens of thousands of deaths and displaced 3 million civilians.
這場戰爭造成數萬人死亡，300多萬平民流離失所。
displace(v.)使…流離失所civilian(n.)平民
Up until now, there are more than 20 million refugees in Yemen yet to be rescued, and half of these refugees are children.
目前葉門境內仍有2000多萬名難民急需救援，其中有一半是兒童。
rescue(v.)拯救;搜救
Houthis is an armed organization that belongs to one of the Shia Islam sects Zaidiyyah. With Iran’s support, this group has launched a series of extremist movements and has successfully seized power from the Yemeni government in 2014.
胡塞武裝組織隸屬於什葉派的分支宰德派，在伊朗支持下採取一系列的激進運動，在2014年成功奪取到葉門政府的控制權。
belong to~屬於sect(n.)教派extremist(n.)偏激者、極端主義者
Not long ago, Houthis fired a missile towards Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia; even though the missile was intercepted, this provocative act has inflamed Saudi Arabia and Saudi has closed all air, sea, and land access to Yemen.
不久前，胡塞組織向沙國首都利雅德發射一枚飛彈，雖然飛彈成功遭到攔截，但其挑釁行為卻惹怒了沙國，並下令立即對葉門展開陸、海、空的全面封鎖。
even though…儘管;雖然=despite the fact that…intercept(v.)攔截provocative(adj.) 挑釁的、煽動的inflame(v.)激怒=enrage=infuriateaccess to sth. 取得或進入...的管道
According to Save the Children, a humanitarian aid organization, the blockade has impeded humanitarian aid from entering Yemen, resulting in 130 children dying from hunger or diseases on a daily basis.
據國際人道救援組織兒童救助會指出，沙國的封鎖使得救援物資無法輸入葉門，導致每天至少有130名孩童因而餓死或病死。
humanitarian aid 人道救援blockade(n.)封鎖impede(v.)妨礙、阻礙、阻止=hinder=obstructresult in~造成;導致=lead to~
While around 90 percent of the population in Iran is of Shia Islam religion, 90 percent of Saudi Arabians are loyal to Sunni Islam.
伊朗全國人口有近90％信奉伊斯蘭教什葉派，而沙烏地阿拉伯90％信奉遜尼派。
be loyal to~忠於...;信奉
The Yemeni Civil War is not only a rivalry between two great enemies, Saudi Arabia and Iran, but also one between the two Islamic sects, Sunni and Shia.
葉門內戰不僅是沙烏地阿拉伯與伊朗兩個死對頭在幕後操弄，同時也是什葉派與遜尼派兩個教派的戰爭。
rivalry(n.)相互較勁、競爭