1·This blunt assertion of firepower may have served as a warning to Iran as well as an object lesson to Saudi Arabia's own restive Shia minority of 10%.
直白的火力宣言可能是向伊朗发出警告，同时也给沙特阿拉伯本国10%躁动不安的什叶派少数族裔上了一堂实物教学课。
2·By comparison, the last remaining Shia block, the Iraqi National Alliance, is likely to do quite well at the polls for the simple reason that more than 60% of the voters are Shias.
与之形成对比的是，最后一个现存的什叶派选举团体，伊拉克国家联盟在投票站的表现上佳，仅仅因为60%以上的投票者是什叶派的。
3·He is exploring the possibility of new ties across sectarian divisions as well as sounding out possible partners for a grand Shia coalition similar to the one that won last time.
他正在寻求可能的新纽带团结宗派分歧人士，试探可能合作伙伴，建立一个大什叶派联合集团，和上次赢得大选一样的。
4·Shias say that last month's attacks by vandals in the American city of Detroit on two Shia community centres and some Shia-owned businesses were sectarian.
什叶派宣称，上个月发生在美国底特律市的针对两个什叶派社区中心以及一些什叶派信徒所有的生意活动的故意袭击是宗派行为。
5·Speaking on state TV, commentator Samir Shehadi warned that Syria would in future support Shia protestors in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in retaliation for their stand.
评论员Samir Shehadi在国家电视台警告说叙利亚将来会支持沙特和巴林境内的什叶派作为对两国的报复。