VOA标准英语2013--Syria Violence May Worsen Post-Assad
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2013年(一月)
Syria Violence May Worsen Post-Assad
"Of course, the worst case in Syria is more than imaginable: It's possible," said. Middle East expert Alia Brahimi of the London School of Economics.
"What is looking more likely is that if the regime were to collapse 1, you would get the worst-case scenario 2 of revenge killings 3 and inter-communal violence. And you would also probably see violent power struggles from within the victorious 4 opposition 5, and then of course regional actors coming in to back their own horses," Brahimi.
It's a bleak 6 scenario, but not a surprising one. Syria is split among Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, various clans 7 and sects 9, and Islamic militants 10 and liberals.
"Syria is a crisis that may not be resolved for years to come, precisely 11 because it plays into all these underlying 12 sectarian and regional power struggles," Brahimi said.
Brahimi is referring to Iran, a Shi'ite power that backs Syria's Shi'ite leaders from the Alawite sect 8 -- who in turn facilitate its influence in Lebanon -- and Saudi Arabia and other Gulf 13 states that would like to see a Sunni-led Syria and a weaker Iran.
Beyond that, Western powers would like to see a liberal, democratic Syria, while Russia is determined 14 to protect its influence in the country.
But experts like Chris Doyle, at the Council for Arab-British Understanding, say an extended Syrian civil war is not inevitable 15 if the various domestic and international players can be convinced their interests will be protected.
"If the regime was to fall from power right now there would be a huge power struggle within Syria. If, however, there is some sort of political solution, a very clear transition process, then there is some chance that Syria can exit this dreadful crisis with something to look forward to," Doyle said.
But that would require agreement on the most contentious 16 issue -- whether President Assad would resign immediately or stay at least for a transitional period. Neither side is budging 17 on that.
"It's possible to resolve this. It's just that nobody really wants to at the moment," Brahimi said.
And that means Syrians are likely facing more months, if not years, of fighting -- whether Assad is in office or not.
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
- This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
- The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
- The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。
- There are many clans in European countries. 欧洲国家有很多党派。
- The women were the great power among the clans [gentes], as everywhere else. 妇女在克兰〈氏族〉里，乃至一般在任何地方，都有很大的势力。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
- Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。
- Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He had subdued the religious sects, cleaned up Saigon. 他压服了宗教派别，刷新了西贡的面貌。 来自辞典例句
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
- The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
- The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
- This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
- Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
- The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
- She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
- Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。