1·Video footage put on the Internet by opposition activists shows thousands of people sitting on the ground in the main square of Homs.
反对派积极分子上传到互联网上的录像资料显示，数千人在霍姆斯主要广场席地而坐。
2·The residents of Homs are traditionally the butt of many Syrian jokes.
霍姆斯的居民向来是许多叙利亚笑话中的取笑对象。
3·Homs and Hama, Syria's third and fourth cities, are almost out of Mr Assad's control.
霍姆斯和哈马，分别是叙利亚第三和第四大的城市，现几乎失掉了阿萨德的控制。
4·Meanwhile in Homs, anti-Alawite feeling has intensified.
同时在霍姆斯，反阿拉维的情绪高涨。
5·Syria's official news agency has also been reporting on events in Homs.
叙利亚官方新闻机构也在报告霍姆斯的形势。