2006年VOA标准英语-Britain Tells Iran to Stop Making Threats

By Michael Drudge¹
London
01 February 2006

Britain's PM Tony Blair leaves Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers questions in The House of Commons, 1 February, 2006  
  

Britain has told Iran it should not ignore the world's demands to freeze its nuclear program. London also is urging international unity² in dealing³ with the Iran issue.

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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told parliament the international community needs to send Iran what he calls "a signal of strength" that Tehran must curb⁴ its nuclear ambitions.

"It is important surely, at this moment, above all else that we say that they have to come back into compliance⁵ with their international obligations and we all support the action necessary to do so," he said. "Now we are pursing that, as I say, in front of the U.N. Security Council but its important that they understand from this House, I hope, that we are united in determining that they should not be able to carry on flouting⁶ their international obligations."

The five permanent members of the Security Council - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - have joined Germany in agreeing that the Iran issue should be reported to the Council after a meeting this week of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.

Such a move could lead to sanctions against Iran, and the Iranian leadership has vowed⁷ to end all cooperation with the IAEA, if the matter ends up before the Security Council.
 

Jack⁸ Straw  
  
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has pressed the case with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, who has been in London for a conference on Afghanistan.

A Foreign Office spokesman says the Iranian has been warned not to abandon cooperation with the IAEA, and he has been told Iran must stop making threats.

Meanwhile, in Tehran, Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani says the Islamic republic will resume industrial-scale uranium enrichment if its nuclear program is reported to the Security Council.

In a related development, British diplomatic sources confirm that senior Russian and Chinese officials have arrived in Iran for talks on the nuclear issue. A senior British official says the trip is significant because Russia and China are considered sympathetic to Iran.

The official said Iran should take, as he put it, "some pause for thought" from the fact it is getting a united signal from the major powers.

1 drudge   

n.劳碌的人；v.做苦工，操劳

参考例句：

• I feel like a real drudge--I've done nothing but clean all day!我觉得自己像个做苦工的--整天都在做清洁工作！
• I'm a poor,miserable,forlorn drudge;I shall only drag you down with me.我是一个贫穷，倒运，走投无路的苦力，只会拖累你。

2 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

5 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。

6 flouting   

v.藐视，轻视( flout的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• By selling alcohol to minors,the shop is deliberately flouting the law. 向未成年人出售烈性酒，是商店故意犯罪法。 来自口语例句
• By selling alcohol to minor, the shop is deliberately flouting the law. 向未成年人出售烈性酒，是商店故意犯法。 来自互联网

7 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

8 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。