美洲－美国、欧洲共同致力于伊拉克核武器问题

 

US, Europe Working Together on Iran Nuclear Issues

 

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei says Iran has concealed¹ sensitive nuclear activities for nearly 20 years, creating what he calls a confidence deficit² around its compliance³ with nuclear inspections⁴ today.

 

Wrapping up a four-day board of governor's meeting in Vienna, the IAEA called on Iran to provide full transparency of its nuclear activities and to extend pro-active cooperation to agency inspectors⁵.

 

But Mr. ElBaradei says it is too soon to say whether Iran is secretly developing a nuclear weapons program, as President Bush suspects.

 

Speaking following a briefing at the Central Intelligence Agency, the president said America's EU allies, as well as Russian President Vladimir Putin, all agree that Iran should not have nuclear weapons.

 

Mr. Bush: I have told our European friends who are handling the negotiations⁷ on behalf of the rest of the world that we want to help make sure the process goes forward, and we are looking at ways to help move the process forward. The guilty party is Iran. They are the ones who are not living up to international accords. They are the people that the whole world is saying, 'Don't develop a weapon.

 

The U.N. atomic energy agency has endorsed⁸ negotiations between Iran, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, expressing hope that an agreement can be reached on a long-term solution.

 

Those talks resume next week in Geneva amid speculation⁹ that the Bush administration may agree to drop its opposition¹⁰ to Iran joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) as an incentive¹¹ for Tehran to reach agreement on nuclear issues.

 

White House spokesman Scott Mr. McClellan would not speculate on how Washington might encourage the Geneva talks.

 

Iran says its nuclear program is only designed to generate electricity. The country's official news agency quotes supreme¹² leader Ayatollah ali Khamenei as telling a group of students that the United States and Europe want to prevent Iran from enriching uranium, because it is part of scientific progress.

 

The official IRNA news agency quotes him as saying that the United States and Europe are hostile to Iran moving forward in the field of nuclear technology because they do not want the Iranian people to progress.

 

Scott Stearns, VOA News, at White House.

 

 

注释：

International Atomic Energy Agency（IAEA）国际原子能机构

sensitive [5sensitiv] adj. 敏感的

wrap up 结束

briefing [5bri:fiN] n. 简介

negotiation⁶ [ni7^EuFi5eiFEn] n. 商议

go forward 前进，发生

guilty party 当事人

long-term 长期的

resume [ri5zju:m] vt. 继续

speculation [7spekju5leiFEn] n. 推测

incentive [in5sentiv] n. 鼓励

Tehran [teE5rAn] n. 德黑兰

1 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

2 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

3 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

4 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

7 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。

8 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

10 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

11 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

12 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。