It is a pattern that is all too common, and it is one that, sadly, is being repeated in Nepal. More than a week after the earthquake and aftershocks killed more than 7,000 people and devastated the capital, Kathmandu, and despite the mobilization of massive amounts of aid from international agencies, the country’s finance minister had yet to receive any of the money promised by foreign countries.
伦敦——灾难发生后，国际社会承诺双边援助。之后就开始了漫长的等待过程。这种模式太过平常，可悲的是，它现在正在尼泊尔重演。在死亡七千余人并摧毁首都加德满都的地震和余震发生一个多星期后，尽管大量国际机构承诺给予援助，但尼泊尔财长至今为止尚未收到一分钱的国外援助。