Name: 敘利亞：阿薩德垮臺一年後：BBC Learning English 新聞報導 (Syria: One year since Assad's fall: BBC Learning English from the News)
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From BBC Learning English this is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines in this program, one year since the fall of the Assad government, Syria reflects.

這是 BBC Learning English 的 Learning English from the News，一個關於新聞標題的節目，在阿薩德政府垮臺一年後，敘利亞進行反思。

In this program, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

在這個節目裡，我們會探討一個重要的新聞故事，以及標題中的詞彙，幫助大家理解。

You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com okay, Phil, let's hear more about this story.

你可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到本集的所有詞彙和標題，還有一個練習工作表，好，Phil，我們來聽聽這個故事的更多內容。

The 8th of December marked a year since Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad was forced to leave the capital Damascus.

12 月 8 日是敘利亞獨裁者巴沙爾·阿薩德被迫離開首都大馬士革的一週年。

Assad's regime or way of governing was marked by civil war and brutal attacks on pro democracy protesters.

阿薩德政權或其治理方式，充斥著內戰和對支持民主的抗議者的殘酷攻擊。

Ahmed Al Shara became the country's president.

艾哈邁德·阿爾·夏拉成為了國家的總統。

Al Shara is a former Al Qaeda fighter who led the rebel group which removed Assad from power.

阿爾·夏拉曾是蓋達組織戰士，他領導了推翻阿薩德政權的反叛組織。

In a speech to the nation on Monday, he promised to build a Syria for all Syrians, saying the country had broken away from its past of repression and violence.

在週一對全國的演說中，他承諾要建立一個屬於所有敘利亞人的敘利亞，並表示國家已經擺脫了壓迫和暴力的過去。

Syrians gathered at home and abroad to celebrate the year anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime, which whether they agree with President Al Shara or oppose him.

敘利亞國內外的民眾聚集在一起，慶祝阿薩德政權垮臺一週年，無論他們是否支持夏拉總統。

This One is from France 24 taking stock of Shara's rule in Syria one year after the fall of Assad.

這個標題來自 France 24，在阿薩德垮臺一年後，對夏拉在敘利亞的統治進行評估。

And that headline again from France 24 taking stock of Shara's rule in Syria one year after the fall of Assad.

再次強調，這個標題來自 France 24，在阿薩德垮臺一年後，對夏拉在敘利亞的統治進行評估。

Now this headline is about President Ahmed Al Shara's first year in office.

現在這個標題是關於總統艾哈邁德·阿爾·夏拉上任的第一年。

We're looking at this phrase, take stock.

我們來看看這個詞組「take stock」。

Now originally, take stock was about shop or business owners counting their goods or stock.

原本，「take stock」是指店主或企業主計算他們的貨物或庫存。

Yes, that's where the phrase take stock comes from.

是的，這就是「take stock」這個詞組的由來。

But it's evolved to have a more general meaning.

但它已經演變成一個更廣泛的含義。

If you take stock of something, it means you carefully evaluate or review a situation.

如果你「take stock」某件事，意思就是你仔細評估或檢視一個情況。

So here in the headline, if you're taking stock of Shara's rule in Syria, you're looking back and evaluating how it's going.

所以標題裡，如果你在「take stock」夏拉在敘利亞的統治，你就是在回顧並評估它的進展。

And a year anniversary is a good time to do that.

而週年紀念正好是做這件事的好時機。

Yes, it's often used when you stop and review things after a change, a problem or a busy period.

是的，這詞組常在經歷改變、問題或忙碌時期後，停下來檢視事情時使用。

So another example, at the end of the five year project, the researchers took stock of their achievements.

再舉個例子，在五年計畫結束時，研究人員檢視了他們的成就。

We've had take stock carefully evaluate or review a situation.

我們已經學了「take stock」仔細評估或檢視情況。

For example, when choosing a career, it's a good idea to take stock of what's important in life.

像是選擇職業時，仔細評估人生中什麼是重要的，是個好主意。

This is learning English from the news Our podcast about the news headlines.

這是從新聞學習英文，我們的節目是關於新聞標題的。

Today we're talking about the fall of Syria's former president, Bashar Al Assad.

今天我們要聊聊敘利亞前總統巴沙爾·阿薩德的垮臺。

One year on since coming to power, Ahmad Al Sharah has tried to build his reputation as a respectable leader and and show that he has moved on from his jihadist past and has gained considerable international support.

上任一年後，艾哈邁德·阿爾·夏拉試圖建立他受人尊敬的領導人形象，並表明他已經擺脫了聖戰士的過去，並獲得了相當多的國際支持。

Last month, he met with US President Donald Trump at the White House, who lifted sanctions on Syria.

上個月，他與美國總統唐納·川普在白宮會面，美國總統解除了對敘利亞的制裁。

Sanctions can be financial penalties put on a country to make them obey international law.

制裁是施加給一個國家的財務懲罰，以迫使他們遵守國際法。

Earlier this year, he became the first Syrian representative to address the United Nations General Assembly.

今年稍早，他成為首位在聯合國大會發言的敘利亞代表。

Syria, however, remains extremely poor and divided, with minorities still mistrusting the authorities.

然而，敘利亞仍然極度貧困且分裂，少數族裔仍然不信任當局。

我們的下一則標題就是關於這個。

This is from the Guardian, a British Can Syria's President turn wave of global goodwill into tangible results at home?

這是來自英國衛報的報導：敘利亞總統能否將全球的善意轉化為國內的實質成果？

Can Syria's President turn wave of global goodwill into tangible results at home?

敘利亞總統能否將全球的善意轉化為國內的實質成果？

Now this headline has some interesting language.

A wave of global goodwill refers to the international support that Syria has received.

全球的善意指的是敘利亞收到的國際支持。

There's a lot of it, but this time we're looking at tangible.

很多，但這次我們要看 tangible。

是的，tangible 意思是真實的或可察覺的。

So the headline is asking whether the support from other countries will actually make a real difference to people in Syria.

所以標題在問，來自其他國家的支持是否真的會對敘利亞人民產生實質影響。

是的，敘利亞人可能會聽到美國的。

until they experience a real change, for example, things getting cheaper in the shops, they may not feel that these results are tangible or something that they can experience themselves.

除非他們親身體驗到真正的改變，例如商店裡的東西變便宜了，否則他們可能不會覺得這些結果是實質的，或是他們自己能夠體驗到的。

Some similar words to tangible are real, concrete and noticeable, whereas words that mean the opposite are intangible and abstract.

和 tangible 類似的詞有 real、concrete 和 noticeable，而意思相反的詞有 intangible 和 abstract。

For example, tangible evidence is something real and physical, like fingerprints or a video.

例如，tangible evidence 是真實且具體的東西，像是指紋或影片。

Intangible evidence is something you can't touch, like a feeling or a belief.

Intangible evidence 是你無法觸摸的東西，像是感覺或信念。

我們有 tangible、real 和 noticeable。

For example, the training program showed tangible results in test scores.

例如，這個訓練計畫在測驗分數上顯示了實質的成果。

This is Learning English from the News from BBC.

We're talking about the year anniversary of the fall of Assad's regime in Syria.

我們正在談論敘利亞阿薩德政權垮臺的週年紀念。

As we've heard, Syria's current president, Ahmed Al Shara, has been presenting himself as a respectable leader to the West.

就像我們聽到的，敘利亞現任總統艾哈邁德·阿爾·夏拉，一直在向西方展現自己是個受尊敬的領導人。

But at home in Syria, there are weaknesses.

但在敘利亞國內，卻存在著弱點。

Many Kurds, Druze and Christians find it hard to forget Shara's jihadist past.

許多庫德族、德魯茲族和基督徒發現很難忘記夏拉的聖戰士過去。

The UN Human Rights Office said that hundreds have been killed over the past year.

聯合國人權事務高級專員辦事處表示，過去一年來已有數百人被殺害。

Alawite, Druze, Christian and Bedouin communities were mainly affected by the violence, the organisation said.

該組織表示，阿拉維派、德魯茲族、基督徒和貝都因社群主要受到暴力影響。

Syria feels lighter without the assad's crushing weight.

沒有了阿薩德政府沉重的壓迫，敘利亞感覺輕鬆了許多。

Jeremy Bowen, Syria feels lighter without the Assad's crushing weight.

Jeremy Bowen，沒有了阿薩德政府沉重的壓迫，敘利亞感覺輕鬆了許多。

So Jeremy Bowen is a BBC correspondent and this article is giving his analysis on the situation in Syria.

所以 Jeremy Bowen 是 BBC 的記者，這篇文章是他對敘利亞局勢的分析。

We're looking at the phrase crushing weight.

我們來看看「沉重的壓迫」這個說法。

Now, the literal meaning is about a weight that's so heavy it breaks, squashes or crushes anything underneath it.

字面上的意思是，有種重量太重，會壓垮或壓碎它下面的任何東西。

Yes, but the phrase crushing weight is mostly used metaphorically in the headline.

沒錯，但「沉重的壓迫」這個說法在標題裡大多是比喻用法。

The Assad family's crushing weight refers to the feeling of being oppressed or restricted by the family's strong control over the country.

阿薩德家族的沉重壓迫，指的是因為這個家族對國家強大的控制而感到被壓迫或受限制的感覺。

So crushing weight means a very heavy feeling of pressure or control that makes life feel difficult even though there's no real physical weight.

所以「crushing weight」的意思就是一種非常沉重的壓力或控制感，讓人覺得生活很艱難，即使沒有實際的重量。

Yes, we often hear it followed by the word of and an abstract noun like responsibility, emotional stress or uncertainty.

沒錯，我們常聽到後面會接一個「of」，後面再接一個抽象名詞，像是責任、情緒壓力或是不確定感。

For example, she felt the crushing weight of guilt when she lost her grandmother's priceless ring.

舉個例子，當她弄丟了奶奶無價的戒指時，她感到內疚的沉重壓力。

And it's not something we use much in everyday speech.

而且這不是我們在日常對話中常會用到的說法。

It sounds quite literary, so you might see it written in novels or poems.

這聽起來有點文學性，所以你可能會在小說或詩歌裡看到。

We often use the concept of weight when talking about emotions.

我們在談論情緒時，經常會用到重量的概念。

So if someone's in a stressful and emotional situation, you might say, wow, that sounds heavy.

所以如果有人處於一個壓力很大、情緒很複雜的情況，你可能會說，哇，聽起來壓力好大。

We also have the expression a weight off my shoulders, which refers to the relief you feel when an emotional problem is solved.

我們還有一個說法是「a weight off my shoulders」，意思是當一個情緒上的問題解決後，你感到的那種如釋重負的感覺。

We've had crushing weight, a heavy feeling of pressure which makes life difficult.

我們學了「crushing weight」，一種讓生活變得艱難的沉重壓力感。

For example, my manager gave me the project and now I'm feeling the crushing weight of responsibility to get this right.

像是，我經理把專案交給我，現在我感覺到要做好這個專案的沉重責任感。

That's it for this episode of Learning English from the News.

這是本週「新聞學英文」的節目內容。

We'll be back next week with another news story.

我們下週會再帶來一個新聞故事。

Try the worksheet on our website to test what you've learned.

來我們網站上的練習題試試看，測驗你學到的東西。

That's bbclearningenglish.com now, you've just been practicing your listening skills, but

現在是 bbclearningenglish.com，你剛剛練習了聽力，但是

if you want to practice your reading skills, try our series the Reading Room.

如果你想練習閱讀，可以試試我們的「閱讀室」系列。

You can also find it on our website and you can also follow us on social media.

你也可以在我們網站上找到它，也可以在社群媒體上追蹤我們。

Just search for BBC Learning English on your favorite platform.

只要在您常用的平臺上搜尋 BBC Learning English 就可以了。