Hezbollah is a Shia Muslim group based in Lebanon.

HezbollahHezbollah（真主黨） is a Shia Muslim group based in Lebanon是一個總部在黎巴嫩的什葉派穆斯林組織。

It is not only one kind of thing, and that is the messy truth: it is an armed force, and it is also a political party that sits in Lebanon’s government and runs schools, hospitals, and other services. Iran has long backed it with money and weapons.

It is not only one kind of thing它不只是一種東西, and that is the messy truth這就是複雜的真相: it is an armed force它是一支武裝力量, and it is also a political party同時也是一個政黨 that sits in Lebanon's government坐在黎巴嫩政府裡 and runs schools, hospitals, and other services還經營學校、醫院和其他服務。Iran has long backed it with money and weapons伊朗長期以金錢和武器支持它。

It is strongly against Israel, and it has fought wars with Israel; many Western governments list it, or its armed wing, as a terrorist group, while many Shia people in Lebanon see it as a defender. The short dictionary line that it “opposes peace” is too tidy: it opposes peace on Israel’s terms, and it is a real power inside Lebanese life, not a small band hiding in the hills.

It is strongly against Israel它強烈反對以色列, and it has fought wars with Israel也跟以色列打過戰爭; many Western governments list it, or its armed wing, as a terrorist group許多西方國家政府把它，或它的武裝分支，列為恐怖組織, while many Shia people in Lebanon see it as a defender而黎巴嫩許多什葉派民眾，則把它看作是保護者。The short dictionary line that it "opposes peace" is too tidy字典裡「反對和平」這種簡短的說法太簡化了: it opposes peace on Israel's terms它反對的是照以色列條件談的和平, and it is a real power inside Lebanese life而且它是黎巴嫩生活裡一股真實的力量, not a small band hiding in the hills不是躲在山裡的小幫派。

You will also see the spellings Hizbollah and Hizbullah.

You will also see the spellings Hizbollah and Hizbullah你也會看到Hizbollah和Hizbullah這兩種拼法。