国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Lebanon faces social chaos amid economic deterioration
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 14-- <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="deterioration">deterioration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="impoverishment">impoverishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="worsen">worsen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turmoil">turmoil</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>," <span word="Sami">Sami</span> <span word="Nader">Nader</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Levant">Levant</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Nader">Nader</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joblessness">joblessness</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="anger">anger</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Prices">Prices</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peg">peg</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dwindling">dwindling</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="payments">payments</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="protestors">protestors</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="voicing">voicing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>, <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="influx">influx</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="exacerbated">exacerbated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>-<span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p>
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