2006年VOA标准英语-Rice, Italian FM say Security Council Refe

By David Gollust
State Department
23 January 2006
 

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Gianfranco Fini, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister  
  
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Italian Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini say a U.N. Security Council referral of the Iran nuclear issue is an absolute necessity.  The Secretary dismissed suggestions the drive for referral is losing momentum¹.

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The meeting between Secretary Rice and her Italian counterpart was dominated by the Iran nuclear issue, and came amid reports the effort to send the matter to the Security Council for possible sanctions has run into resistance from some key parties including Russia.

But in a joint² press appearance with the Italian Foreign Minister, Rice insisted that the case against Iran is clear and that there is nothing to be gained from further talks outside the Security Council format³, which she said will underscore Iran's isolation⁴ on the issue.

"They have walked out of negotiations⁵ with the European-Three," said Ms. Rice.  "They have broken the moratorium⁶ on enrichment and reprocessing, that they had been involved in, they have broken the seals at Natanz.  It seems to me the case for referral is very strong and that's what we intend to seek at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting.  The Security Council can then take up the matter at a later time, but the referral absolutely has to be made."

Mr. Fini, for his part, also said referral is an absolute necessity to underscore that the international community is not going to be divided by Iranian behavior.

He said Iran's actions have been made even more unacceptable from a moral standpoint because of recent statements by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has among other things threatened to wipe Israel off the map.

At the same time, he said he hoped the Security Council will examine the Iranian issue with "flexibility⁷ and political far-sightedness."

Secretary Rice said if the expected Security Council debate leads to sanctions, she hopes they can be crafted to penalize⁸ the Iranian government but not isolate⁹ the Iranian people:

"It is the Iranian regime that's isolating¹⁰ Iran.  Not the international community," she added.  "No one wishes to isolate the Iranian people.  The Iranian people are a great people that deserve to be integrated into the international community, and I think that one thing we will want to think about is how whatever the course that is taken with Iran that the message gets through loud and clear both in rhetoric¹¹ and reality to the Iranian people that we do not wish to isolate them."

The Secretary said under questioning that the use of force against Iran is "not on the agenda" because the Bush administration is committed to a diplomatic course, but said the President takes no option off the table.

Though Iran continues to insist that its nuclear intentions are peaceful, the United States says Iran has long had a secret weapons program

1 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

4 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

5 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。

6 moratorium   

n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期)，延期偿付

参考例句：

• The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
• We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。

7 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

8 penalize   

vt.对…处以刑罚，宣告…有罪；处罚

参考例句：

• It would be unfair to penalize those without a job.失业人员待遇低下是不公平的。
• The association decided not to penalize you for the race.赛马协会决定对你不予处罚。

9 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。

10 isolating   

adj.孤立的，绝缘的v.使隔离( isolate的现在分词 )；将…剔出（以便看清和单独处理）；使（某物质、细胞等）分离；使离析

参考例句：

• Colour filters are not very effective in isolating narrow spectral bands. 一些滤色片不能很有效地分离狭窄的光谱带。 来自辞典例句
• This became known as the streak method for isolating bacteria. 这个方法以后就称为分离细菌的划线法。 来自辞典例句

11 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。