The West wants to bring Syria and its leader, Bashar Assad, in from the cold. They may play hard to get

西方国家想拉拢遭受冷落的叙利亚及其领导人巴沙尔•阿萨德，他们可能会欲擒故纵

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As for Syria, the fighting goes on, with Bashar Assad showing little sign of relenting to pressure, from wherever it may come.

至于叙利亚，战斗在继续。不管压力来自何方，阿萨德(Bashar Assad)一点也没有显露出屈服的迹象。

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Even before Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad, created a dynasty that has endured since 1970, Syria was governed by a succession of tyrants.

即使是在巴沙尔 阿萨德及他的父亲哈菲兹 阿萨德1970年创建王朝之前，叙利亚不断由暴君统治着。

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And Mister Obama strongly condemned Syria's president,Bashar al-Assad.

VOA: special.2011.05.21

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is offering to mediate between the West and Iran and diplomatic initiative that could further help in Syria's own rapprochement with the U.S.and Europe.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

"When you consider the situation of Bashar al-Assad, he himself is hunted down by a tribunal, now sitting in the Hague, investigating the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

Since that date, Bashar Assad's troops have mounted an unprecedentedly brutal show of force.

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In Syria they are prominent in an opposition front that may eventually displace Bashar Assad.

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