波音与伊朗航空公司达成飞机订购初步协议

 

American airplane maker¹ Boeing says it has reached a deal to sell 30 aircraft to an Iranian airline.

The $3 billion sale of passenger aircraft is the second deal the American aerospace² company has reached with an Iranian airline.

Boeing announced the latest deal with Aseman Airlines on Tuesday.

Last December, Iran Air agreed to buy 80 Boeing passenger planes in a deal worth $16.6 billion.

Officials of United States and Iran meet in connection with nuclear negotiations³ that eased sanctions on Iran.

Officials of United States and Iran meet in connection with nuclear negotiations that eased sanctions on Iran.

The deals were made possible by an agreement signed by Iran and six world powers including the U.S. The deal limited Iran's uranium enrichment activities in an effort to keep the country from developing nuclear weapons. In exchange, many trade and financial sanctions on Iran were lifted.

In a statement, Boeing says the deal is expected to create or sustain 18,000 jobs. Boeing would look to the Office of Foreign Assets Control for approval of the sale. The office is part of the United States Treasury⁴ Department.

During the campaign for president, United States President Donald Trump⁵ was strongly critical of the Iran deal. But Trump has also said creating jobs is a main concern for his administration.

If the deal is approved, Aseman Airlines is expected to start receiving the airplanes in 2022 according to Boeing.

I'm Mario Ritter.

Joshua Fatzick reported this story for VOA News. Mario Ritter adapted it for VOA Learning English. Hai Do was the editor.

 

Words in This Story

airline –n. a company that owns or leases airplanes to transport people or cargo⁶

aerospace –adj. related to the industry of traveling in and above Earth's atmosphere

sanction –n. an action that is meant to force a country to obey international law usually by limiting or stopping trade and economic activity with that country

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 aerospace   

adj.航空的，宇宙航行的

参考例句：

• The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
• Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。