2006年VOA标准英语-IAEA Director Presses for Dialogue With North K

By Catherine Maddux
Washington
24 October 2006

IAEA's Director General Mohamed ElBaradei

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency says dialogue with North Korea and Iran is the only way to resolve disputes about their nuclear ambitions.

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Mohamed ElBaradei says the international community must discard the idea that dialogue is appeasement¹ or a reward for bad behavior.

"Dialogue is an essential tool to change behavior. Whether it is North Korea, whether it is Iran, whether it is a Palestinian issue," said ElBaradei. "In diplomacy², I feel that without a dialogue, you cannot move. You end up stereotyping³. The other issue, of course, is that it has to be incremental⁴, any solution. You know, these are so [such] complex issues that you have to go step by step by step and sequencing is a key."

Mr. ElBaradei calls the recent nuclear test by North Korea "inexcusable." But he says sanctions agreed upon by the U.N. Security Council are only one tool to deter⁵ countries with nuclear ambitions.

"Once you start applying penalties, it brings the hardliners in the driver's seat. I think sanctions, we need to understand that we need to use sanctions in a measured way to induce change of behavior," he added.  "That means, in addition to sanctions, we need to also look for constructive⁶ engagement."

ElBaradei says without dialogue the risks grow.

"It becomes a more dangerous world because the technology has developed.

 In the past, we used to rely on export control," continued ElBaradei.  "Well, that is a good tool but it is not sufficient any longer. We know now that you have lots of these technologies on a CD Rom. Export control is really not sufficient. We really need to go to ask ourselves a question, why these countries are tempted⁷ to develop nuclear weapons, or chemical or biological?"

As for Iran, which the United States says wants to join North Korea in becoming a nuclear power, El Baradei says it is not yet clear if the Iranian government has embarked⁸ on that same path.

"I say that the jury is still out. I say that Iran has the knowledge to enrich uranium, there is no question about it," he noted⁹. "We have not seen Iran developing the industrial capacity which enables them to have the required material to develop a weapon."

But ElBaradei says Iran is clearly in violation¹⁰ of international nuclear safeguards. He says Iran has not thoroughly¹¹ reported its nuclear activities to the IAEA as required under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, which it signed.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said repeatedly he wants nuclear technology for peaceful purposes only.

The United States and its allies have demanded that Iran suspend uranium enrichment, a key step in developing nuclear arms, before negotiations¹² can take place. Iran says there should be no preconditions for talks.

Despite the impasse¹³, IAEA Director ElBaradei says, Iran would not be able to make a bomb until 2010 or 2015 which leaves plenty of time for negotiations on the nuclear issue.

1 appeasement   

n.平息，满足

参考例句：

• Music is an appeasement to shattered nerves. 音乐可抚慰受重创的神经。
• There can be no appeasement with ruthlessness. 对残暴行为是不能姑息的。 来自演讲部分

2 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。

3 stereotyping   

v.把…模式化，使成陈规( stereotype的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I realize that I'm stereotyping. 我认识到我搞的是老一套。 来自辞典例句
• There is none of the gender stereotyping usually evident in school uniforms. 有没有人的性别刻板印象通常是显而易见的。 来自互联网

4 incremental   

adj.增加的

参考例句：

• For logic devices, the incremental current gain is very important. 对于逻辑器件来说，提高电流增益是非常重要的。 来自辞典例句
• By using an incremental approach, the problems involving material or geometric nonlinearity have been solved. 借应用一种增量方法，已经解决了包括材料的或几何的非线性问题。 来自辞典例句

5 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

6 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

7 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

8 embarked   

乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
• She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。

9 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

10 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

11 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

12 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。

13 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。