Meanwhile in Homs, anti-Alawite feeling has intensified.

同时在霍姆斯，反阿拉维的情绪高涨。

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。

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。

The city of Homs, the third-biggest in Syria, is close to civil war.

内战正在逼近叙利亚第三大城市霍姆斯。

In Homs, Syria's third city, sectarian strife has taken an ugly turn.

在叙利亚第三大城市胡姆斯，教派冲突已经恶化。