VOA标准英语2012--US Concerned Syrian Violence Will Impact Lebanon
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
US Concerned Syrian Violence Will Impact Lebanon
The fighting in Tripoli broke a fragile cease-fire between Sunni Muslim and Alawite neighborhoods. The violence mirrors battles across the border in Syria where mainly-Sunni militia 1 are fighting forces of President Bashar al-Assad, an Alawite. The United States fears the spillover of violence from Syria into Lebanon could further destabilize the region.
"We are obviously trying to be supportive of the Lebanese Armed Forces as they try to bring order and consulting with Lebanese colleagues on the situation," noted 2 U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. "But it is extremely concerning."
Many Sunni Lebanese still resent nearly 30 years of Syrian occupation during Lebanon's civil war. Since Syrian troops withdrew in 2005, the Iranian-backed militant 3 and political group Hezbollah has boosted its standing 4 among Lebanese Shi'ites.
Cato Institute Middle East analyst 5 Malou Innocent says that could be threatened by the spread of violence from Syria.
"I think we would see an erosion of political support, especially within the largely-Shi'ite constituency of Hezbollah if we see more violence," Innocent said."It simply gives more credence 6 to the notion that Hezbollah can not create a great deal of stability within the state."
Innocent says violence on both sides of the border may undermine Iran's ability to resupply its Lebanese proxy 7, Hezbollah.
"The Assad regime does remain pivotal for Iran's continued support to Hezbollah. So if Assad goes, you really see a pillar of support for Iran plummet," Innocent explained.
Lebanese security forces have tried to separate Sunni and Alawite rivals. Paul Salem, who directs the Carnegie Endowment's Middle East Center in Beirut, says that while the violence is likely to continue in the north, it may not spread elsewhere in Lebanon.
"I think it will remain within these limits of escalation 8 then calming down, escalation and then calming down, for the foreseeable future," Salem said. "But it's certainly one of the indications of the inter-connectedness between the crisis in Syria and the situation in Lebanon."
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati is working with local religious leaders and lawmakers in Tripoli to stop the fighting after 15 people died in similar sectarian violence in June. But some Lebanese say he is not doing enough.
- First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
- There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- Don't give credence to all the gossip you hear.不要相信你听到的闲话。
- Police attach credence to the report of an unnamed bystander.警方认为一位不知姓名的目击者的报告很有用。
- You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.你可以委托他人代你投票。
- We enclose a form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting.我们附上委任年度大会代表的表格。
- The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
- Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句