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VOA标准英语2012--Pro-Assad Media Gives Government View of Syrian Conflict

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Pro-Assad Media Gives Government View of Syrian Conflict

For much of the world, the war in Syria is seen through videos and voices of activists1 and citizens who tell of government attacks on residential2 areas and the crushing of a defiant3 opposition4 trying to oust5 an autocratic leader.

But listen to pro-government media and it is an alternate universe, in which the army is friend, not foe6.

In the opening to an al-Ekhbaria TV report, heroic music plays as a soldier guides a little girl across a busy road, earning a kiss for his efforts. It's the kind of bombast7 that brings into question the credibility of those who work for it.

But al-Ekhbaria reporter Yara Saleh said she deals in facts, not propaganda.

“I ask one question," she said. "Is this story true 100 percent? 50 percent? 10 percent? I ask, because as a reporter I have to ask.”

Media targeted

But Saleh doesn't just report the news.

In August, she became news herself. Saleh and her crew were captured by foreign-led fighters of the rebel Free Syrian Army. Her cameraman's assistant was killed in the incident, she said.

“I told them to take me and let him go," Saleh said. "But they did not. I said your problem is with me. I'm the journalist. I'm the one who's talking, who's speaking against you.”

It is not the first time al-Ekhbaria was targeted. Earlier this year, a bomb ripped through its headquarters in Damascus. Before that, four other employees were killed in an ambush8.

Saleh's account meshes9 with the government's narrative10 of the conflict - that legitimate11 protest has been co-opted by foreign terrorists, backed by the West and their Sunni Arab allies.

“We don't have to speak about the Syrians inside," she said. "We have to speak more about the people who are not Syrian.”

Since the conflict began, President Bashar al-Assad has allowed certain internal opposition, as long as it acts within government strictures. These “legitimate” voices hold news conferences in Damascus and run the reconciliation12 ministry13.

Resolution seems distant

But so many people have died - on both sides - that a peaceful resolution seems further away than ever.

Still, by arguing this is more proxy14 war than insurrection, some see an opening, however slight.

Al-Ekhbaria Director Imad Sara describes himself as an opponent of corruption15 - be it the head of government, or anyone else - and a defender16 of Syria.

Sara said Western media portrays17 his media as defending a regime.

“This is completely wrong,” he said, arguing that he defends the nation, Christians18, Muslims and all groups.

This is a view increasingly voiced by once unwavering supporters of the system. By stressing the external, some hope they can overcome their internal differences.

It is a message reporter Saleh said she tried to tell one of her captors, mortally wounded in the military operation that freed her.

She said: “I could not protect him, but I told him something before he died. I said, “We are Syrians. We are not monsters, as you think.”

Whether all parties can believe that becomes less clear the longer the war rages on. 


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1 activists 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4     
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 residential kkrzY3     
adj.提供住宿的;居住的;住宅的
参考例句:
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
3 defiant 6muzw     
adj.无礼的,挑战的
参考例句:
  • With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时,仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
  • He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
4 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对,敌对
参考例句:
  • 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。
5 oust 5JDx2     
vt.剥夺,取代,驱逐
参考例句:
  • The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
  • The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。
6 foe ygczK     
n.敌人,仇敌
参考例句:
  • He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
  • A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌,友是友,必须分清界限。
7 bombast OtfzK     
n.高调,夸大之辞
参考例句:
  • There was no bombast or conceit in his speech.他的演讲并没有夸大其词和自吹自擂。
  • Yasha realized that Wolsky's bombast was unnecessary.雅夏看出沃尔斯基是在无中生有地吹嘘。
8 ambush DNPzg     
n.埋伏(地点);伏兵;v.埋伏;伏击
参考例句:
  • Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
  • Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。
9 meshes 1541efdcede8c5a0c2ed7e32c89b361f     
网孔( mesh的名词复数 ); 网状物; 陷阱; 困境
参考例句:
  • The net of Heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through. 天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
  • This net has half-inch meshes. 这个网有半英寸见方的网孔。
10 narrative CFmxS     
n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的
参考例句:
  • He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
  • Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
11 legitimate L9ZzJ     
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
参考例句:
  • Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
  • That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
12 reconciliation DUhxh     
n.和解,和谐,一致
参考例句:
  • He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
  • Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
13 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部;牧师
参考例句:
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
14 proxy yRXxN     
n.代理权,代表权;(对代理人的)委托书;代理人
参考例句:
  • 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。
15 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败,堕落,贪污
参考例句:
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
16 defender ju2zxa     
n.保卫者,拥护者,辩护人
参考例句:
  • He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员,然后射门。
  • The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
17 portrays e91d23abfcd9e0ee71757456ac840010     
v.画像( portray的第三人称单数 );描述;描绘;描画
参考例句:
  • The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
18 Christians 28e6e30f94480962cc721493f76ca6c6     
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
  • His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
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