2006年VOA标准英语-US Urges Iran To Learn From UN Action On North

By Paula Wolfson
White House
15 October 2006

The Bush administration is urging Iran to learn a lesson from the U.N.'s quick response to North Korea's nuclear-test claim.

2002, President Bush referred to Iraq, Iran and North Korea as an "axis¹ of evil." But while he relied on military force to oust² Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who was suspected of seeking weapons of mass destruction, Mr. Bush is continuing to focus heavily on diplomacy³ to deal with Iran and North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

 
John Bolton 
When North Korea announced last week that it had conducted a nuclear test, the Bush administration was able to get a unanimous Security Council resolution in a matter of days - an unusually quick response by the world body. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton says there is a message in that resolution, not just for North Korea, but for Iran, as well.

"I hope the lesson they learn is that, if they continue to do nuclear weapons, they will face the same kind of isolation⁴ and restrictions⁵ that we have just imposed on the North Koreans," said John Bolton.

Speaking on CNN's Late Edition program, Bolton said Iran could avoid that isolation, if it accepts the offer made several months ago by the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany. That offer, put forward with the blessing⁶ of the Bush administration, provides a set of incentives⁷ to Iran, if it suspends its nuclear enrichment activities.

"This is an unparalleled offer that President Bush's administration has made that the Iranians spurned⁸ because they seem to be obsessed⁹ with the idea of getting nuclear weapons," he said. "And as long as they pursue that course, we will have to respond accordingly."

Iranian news reports quote President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying his country will continue its nuclear program, despite what he called threats and pressure from major world powers. He said demands that Iran suspend nuclear enrichment activities are illegal. Iran maintains its nuclear program is for the peaceful production of electricity.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the venue¹⁰ for diplomatic action on Iran will once again be the Security Council, which passed a resolution in July calling for Tehran to abandon uranium enrichment.

 
Condoleezza Rice 
She spoke¹¹ on the Fox News Sunday television program.

"So, we are moving right along here from February when the IAEA - the International Atomic Energy Agency - said it was not acceptable for Iran to enrich and reprocess, through a resolution in July to a resolution now, within, I think, a few weeks here that will begin to impose costs on Iran for its continued enriching and reprocessing," said Condoleezza Rice.

Rice said work on a sanctions package has begun in various world capitals, and will continue later this week in the Security Council.

1 axis   

n.轴，轴线，中心线；坐标轴，基准线

参考例句：

• The earth's axis is the line between the North and South Poles.地轴是南北极之间的线。
• The axis of a circle is its diameter.圆的轴线是其直径。

2 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

3 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

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 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

6 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

7 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

8 spurned   

v.一脚踢开，拒绝接受( spurn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Eve spurned Mark's invitation. 伊夫一口回绝了马克的邀请。
• With Mrs. Reed, I remember my best was always spurned with scorn. 对里德太太呢，我记得我的最大努力总是遭到唾弃。 来自辞典例句

9 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

10 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

11 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。